"dodecyl" meaning in English

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Adjective

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Etymology: From dodec- + -yl. Etymology templates: {{af|en|dodec-|-yl}} dodec- + -yl Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} dodecyl (not comparable)
  1. (chemistry) of, or derived from the dodecyl radical Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: didodecyl, dodecylamine, dodecylcyclohexane, dodecylsulphate, monododecyl, sodium dodecyl sulfate
    Sense id: en-dodecyl-en-adj-aZxwYnDk Categories (other): Chemistry, English terms prefixed with dodec- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dodec-: 51 49 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Noun

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Etymology: From dodec- + -yl. Etymology templates: {{af|en|dodec-|-yl}} dodec- + -yl Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dodecyl (uncountable)
  1. (chemistry) the aliphatic univalent radical C₁₂H₂₅-; lauryl Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-dodecyl-en-noun-owS6EPzT Categories (other): Chemistry, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dodec-, English terms suffixed with -yl, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dodec-: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -yl: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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