dodecane

D2O1D2E1C3A1N1E1

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.

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Meanings

noundodecane (plural dodecanes)

plural dodecanes

  1. chemistryAny 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.

Origin

From dodec- + -ane.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 十二烷
  • 十二烷organic compound
Chinese Mandarin 十二烷
  • 十二烷 (shí'èrwán)organic compound
Czech dodekan
  • dodekanorganic compound
Finnish dodekaani
  • dodekaaniorganic compound
French dodécane
  • dodécaneorganic compound
German Dodecan
  • Dodecanorganic compound
Italian dodecano
  • dodecanoorganic compound
Japanese ドデカン
  • ドデカン (dodekan)organic compound
Korean 도데케인, 도네칸
  • 도데케인 (dodekein)organic compound
  • 도네칸 (donekan)organic compound
Polish dodekan, dodekanol
  • dodekanorganic compound
  • dodekanolorganic compound
Portuguese dodecano
  • dodecanoorganic compound
Cite this entry
APA

dodecane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodecane

MLA

“dodecane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodecane. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dodecane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodecane.

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