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dodecanoic

dodecanoic adjective: of or pertaining to dodecanoic acid or its derivatives.

Adjective

dodecanoic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to dodecanoic acid or its derivatives
    Synonyms:
    lauric

Synonyms of dodecanoic

Origin of dodecanoic

From dodecane + -oic.

Words formed from dodecanoic

Phrases with dodecanoic

Questions about dodecanoic

What does dodecanoic mean?
Dodecanoic means of or pertaining to dodecanoic acid or its derivatives.
What part of speech is dodecanoic?
Dodecanoic is an adjective.

Words near dodecanoic in the dictionary

  1. Dodecanesians
  2. dodecanethiol
  3. dodecanethiols
  4. dodecanoate
  5. dodecanoates
  6. dodecanoic
  7. dodecanoic acid
  8. dodecanoic acids
  9. dodecanol
  10. dodecanols
  11. dodecanophenone

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