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dodecylcyclohexane

dodecylcyclohexane noun: a cycloalkane, C₁₈H₃₆ found in petroleum.

Noun

dodecylcyclohexane (usually uncountable, plural dodecylcyclohexanes)

  1. (usually) A cycloalkane, C₁₈H₃₆ found in petroleum.
    • In addition to these phase I metabolites, this work showed that dodecylcyclohexane led to the elimination of conjugated forms of phenylacetic acid.1987, Xenobiotica, volume 17, page 1110
    • Other dodecanes have similar metabolic fates […] to that of dodecylcyclohexane.1995, D. H. Hutson, G. D. Paulson, Progress in Pesticide Biochemistry and Toxicology, page 51

Forms of dodecylcyclohexane

pluraldodecylcyclohexanes

Origin of dodecylcyclohexane

From dodecyl + cyclohexane.

Questions about dodecylcyclohexane

What does dodecylcyclohexane mean?
Dodecylcyclohexane means a cycloalkane, C₁₈H₃₆ found in petroleum.
What part of speech is dodecylcyclohexane?
Dodecylcyclohexane is a noun.
What is the plural of dodecylcyclohexane?
The plural of dodecylcyclohexane is dodecylcyclohexanes.

Words near dodecylcyclohexane in the dictionary

  1. dodecylamine
  2. dodecylamines
  3. dodecylbenzene
  4. dodecylbenzenes
  5. dodecylbenzyl
  6. dodecylcyclohexane
  7. dodecylcyclohexanes
  8. dodecylmaltoside
  9. dodecyloxymethyl
  10. dodecylsulfate
  11. dodecylsulfates

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