"dodecanoic acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dodecanoic acids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dodecanoic acid (plural dodecanoic acids)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric aliphatic carboxylic acids having twelve carbon atoms; but especially n-dodecanoic acid (lauric acid). Categories (topical): Fatty acids Related terms: dodecanoate
    Sense id: en-dodecanoic_acid-en-noun-CrpaFudm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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