All Essential Benefits/Effects/Facts & Information. Coconut oil is an oil product derived from Cocos nucifera, commonly known as the coconut. Coconut oil is used frequently in cosmetics as a topically-applied moisturizer. The effects of coconut oil on skin and hair after ingestion have not been studied. The majority of coconut oil (65%) is made up of medium chain triglycerides (MCT), which are triglycerides and fatty acids with a carbon length chain of 6 â 12.
Detur \Detur\, n. [L. detur let it be given.] A present of books given to a meritorious undergraduate student as a prize. [Harvard Univ., U. S.] [1913 Webster]
DEFINITION of 'Demurrage'. A term used in currency trading to denote the cost of currency ownership and/or storage. It is essentially considered to be the cost of carrying money, and is in some respects considered superior to interest payments, as it stimulates currency circulation and economic growth.Next Up.n a physical sense, demurrage represents a delay that occurs during the transportation of goods via truck. When this happens, the trucking firm delivering the product can opt to pay a flat fee to the receiver to cover any loss incurred as a result of the delay.