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cocamide

cocamide noun: a mixture of amides of the fatty acids obtained from coconut oil, used in many surfactants.

Noun

cocamide (uncountable)

  1. A mixture of amides of the fatty acids obtained from coconut oil, used in many surfactants.

Origin of cocamide

Blend of coco + amide.

Questions about cocamide

What does cocamide mean?
Cocamide means a mixture of amides of the fatty acids obtained from coconut oil, used in many surfactants.
What part of speech is cocamide?
Cocamide is a noun.

Words near cocamide in the dictionary

  1. cocals
  2. Cocama
  3. Cocamama
  4. Cocamas
  5. Cocamba
  6. cocamide
  7. cocamidopropyl
  8. cocamidopropyl betaine
  9. cocamidopropylbetaine
  10. cocamidopropyls
  11. cocamine

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