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dodecatriene

dodecatriene noun: a chain of twelve carbon atoms with three double bonds.

Noun

dodecatriene (plural dodecatrienes)

  1. A chain of twelve carbon atoms with three double bonds.
    • Reaction run in presence of 2 mol equiv butadiene; trans-2-butene, oxtadienes and dodecatrienes are in the final product, but no diphenylmethane or phenylcyclohexane.2009, J. J. Zuckerman, A. P. Hagen, Inorganic Reactions and Methods, page 165

Forms of dodecatriene

pluraldodecatrienes

Origin of dodecatriene

From dodeca- + triene.

Words formed from dodecatriene

Questions about dodecatriene

What does dodecatriene mean?
Dodecatriene means a chain of twelve carbon atoms with three double bonds.
What part of speech is dodecatriene?
Dodecatriene is a noun.
What is the plural of dodecatriene?
The plural of dodecatriene is dodecatrienes.

Words near dodecatriene in the dictionary

  1. dodecatemories
  2. dodecatemory
  3. Dodecatheism
  4. dodecathlon
  5. dodecatonal
  6. dodecatriene
  7. dodecatrienes
  8. dodecene
  9. dodecenes
  10. dodecenoic
  11. dodecenoic acid

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