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Chemical Composition.-This oil contains a small amount of oleic acid, as glyceride (olein). The bulk of the oil consists of a glyceride sometimes called coconin (cocinate of glycerin), which is a mixture of several glycerides (Oudemans), chiefly laurin, the glycerin ester of lauric acid. Myristin, palmitin, and stearin are likewise present, as well as the glycerides of caproic, caprinic, and caprylic acids. The oil is separable by hydraulic pressure into a solid portion utilized in candle-making, and an oily portion used for salad dressings, illuminating purposes, the manufacture of soaps, etc.
Resources:
King's American Dispensatory.
By Harvey Wickes Felter, M.D., and John Uri Lloyd, Phr. M., Ph. D.:
http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed/eclectic/kings/cocos_oleu.html
Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2007.
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