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dodecane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
do-de-cane
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of very many isomers of the alkane having twelve carbon atoms, but especially n-dodecane that is used as a solvent and is present in Diesel fuel.

Etymology

From dodec- + -ane.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

dodecanes (plural)

Derived Forms

cyclododecane dodecanethiol dodecanoic dodecanol tetraazacyclododecane

Questions

What does dodecane mean?
Any of very many isomers of the alkane having twelve carbon atoms, but especially n-dodecane that is used as a solvent and is present in Diesel fuel.
Where does dodecane come from?
From dodec- + -ane.

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