See Also: dodecane(medicine)
dodecane(dictionary)

dodecane (iou)



dodecane noun. L19.
[from DODECA- + -ANE.]
Chemistry. Any of a series of saturated hydrocarbons (alkanes) with the formula C12H26; spec. (also n-dodecane) the unbranched isomer, CH3(CH2)10CH3.
dodeca'noic adjective = LAURIC M20.