Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dodecylcyclohexane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: do-de-cyl-cy-clo-hex-ane
IPA

42

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

7

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cycloalkane, C₁₈H₃₆ found in petroleum.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In addition to these phase I metabolites, this work showed that dodecylcyclohexane led to the elimination of conjugated forms of phenylacetic acid."
"Other dodecanes have similar metabolic fates […] to that of dodecylcyclohexane."

Etymology

From dodecyl + cyclohexane.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

dodecylcyclohexanes (plural)

Questions

What does dodecylcyclohexane mean?: A cycloalkane, C₁₈H₃₆ found in petroleum.
Where does dodecylcyclohexane come from?: From dodecyl + cyclohexane.

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