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dodecane

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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History

Etymology

From dodec- + -ane.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 十二烷 — organic compound
  • Chinese Mandarin: 十二烷 (shí'èrwán) — organic compound
  • Czech: dodekan — organic compound
  • Finnish: dodekaani — organic compound
  • French: dodécane — organic compound
  • German: Dodecan — organic compound
  • Italian: dodecano — organic compound
  • Japanese: ドデカン (dodekan) — organic compound
  • Kazakh: додекан (dodekan) — organic compound
  • Korean: 도데케인 (dodekein) — organic compound
  • Korean: 도네칸 (donekan) — organic compound
  • Polish: dodekan — organic compound
  • Polish: dodekanol — organic compound
  • Portuguese: dodecano — organic compound