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Meaning of LAURIN

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Lau"rin\, n. [Cf. F. laurine.] (Chem.)
A white crystalline substance extracted from the fruit of the
bay ({Laurus nobilis}), and consisting of a complex mixture
of glycerin ethers of several organic acids.
 
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