Definition of Dodecanoic acid

1. Noun. A crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel oil).

Exact synonyms: Lauric Acid
Generic synonyms: Saturated Fatty Acid

Definition of Dodecanoic acid

1. Noun. (organic compound) Any of several isomeric aliphatic carboxylic acids having twelve carbon atoms; but especially ''n-dodecanoic acid'' ((term lauric acid)) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dodecanoic Acid

dodecahedrane
dodecahedron
dodecahedrons
dodecahydrate
dodecahydrates
dodecamer
dodecameric
dodecamers
dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane
dodecandria
dodecandrous
dodecane
dodecanes
dodecanethiol
dodecanoic
dodecanoic acid (current term)
dodecanol
dodecanols
dodecanoyl
dodecanoyl-CoA synthetase
dodecaoxide
dodecaoxides
dodecapeptide
dodecapeptides
dodecaphonic
dodecaphonically
dodecaphonies
dodecaphonist
dodecaphonists
dodecaphony

Literary usage of Dodecanoic acid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Textbook of Organic Chemistry by Joseph Scudder Chamberlain (1921)
"Di-amino Tii-hydroxy dodecanoic acid, ... The second is derived from the twelve carbon mono-basic acid, dodecanoic acid, CH3(CH,)io—COOH. ..."

2. Chemistry of the Proteids by Gustav Mann (1906)
"... -dodecanoic Acid, C^H^N.^, is a saturated, aliphatic, oxy-amino-acid, reacting acid to litmus, with a feebly bitter taste and readily soluble in dilute ..."

3. Organic Lies: Misconceptions of the United States Organic Act in America and ...by Mary Choate by Mary Choate (2007)
"... monoester with 1,2,3-propanetriol 4A Dextrins 4A Dextrose 4A Diatomaceous earth (less than 1% crystalline silica) 4A dodecanoic acid 4A dodecanoic acid, ..."

4. Dairy Chemistry: A Practical Handbook for Dairy Chemists and Others Having by Henry Droop Richmond (1920)
"... This has the constitution— /-" G- Hydroxy-diamino-mono-carboxylic acid- Tri-hydroxy-diamino-dodecanoic acid- H- ..."

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