dodecylcyclohexane

English

Etymology

From dodecyl +‎ cyclohexane.

Noun

dodecylcyclohexane (usually uncountable, plural dodecylcyclohexanes)

1. (organic chemistry) A cycloalkane, C₁₈H₃₆ found in petroleum.
   • 1987, Xenobiotica, volume 17, page 1110:

     In addition to these phase I metabolites, this work showed that dodecylcyclohexane led to the elimination of conjugated forms of phenylacetic acid.

   • 1995, D. H. Hutson, G. D. Paulson, Progress in Pesticide Biochemistry and Toxicology, page 51:

     Other dodecanes have similar metabolic fates […] to that of dodecylcyclohexane.