Definition
A hydrocarbon compound with 12 carbon atoms in its molecular structure, commonly found in petroleum products.
Etymology
From Latin 'duodecim' (twelve) + '-ane' (hydrocarbon suffix). The 'duo-' prefix means two and 'decem' means ten, literally 'two and ten.' The '-ane' ending identifies it as a saturated hydrocarbon with single bonds between carbon atoms.
Kelly Says
Duodecane is one of the invisible workers in your life—it's present in diesel fuel and lubricating oils, helping machines run smoothly. The naming system for hydrocarbons is so systematic that chemists can predict a compound's properties just by counting the carbons, making chemistry almost like a mathematical puzzle!
Translations
ARالعربية
دوكايديكان
do-ka-i-di-kan
BNবাংলা
দুই দশমিক
dui-dosh-mik
CACatalà
dodecanal
doh-deh-kah-nal
CSČeština
dvanáctan
dvana-stahn
DADansk
dodekan
doh-deh-kan
DEDeutsch
Dodecan
doh-deh-kan
ELΕλληνικά
δωδεκαν
doh-deh-kan
ESEspañol
dodecano
doh-deh-kah-noh
FAفارسی
دوازدهگانه
do-vazeh-gah-neh
FISuomi
dodekana
doh-deh-kah-nah
FRFrançais
dodécan
doh-deh-kan
HAHA
duodekane
doo-oh-deh-kah-neh
HEעברית
דוודקן
do-vook-kan
HIहिन्दी
दुओडेकेन
doo-oh-deh-keh-n
HUMagyar
duodekán
doo-deh-kahn
IDBahasa Indonesia
dodekana
doh-deh-kah-nah
IGIG
dodekane
doh-deh-kan
ITItaliano
dodecane
doh-deh-kah-neh
KMKM
ឌឺវាសាន
djeu-va-saan
MSBahasa Melayu
duodekan
doh-deh-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ဒေါ်ဒေါ်ကန်
daw-daw-kan
NLNederlands
dodekaan
doh-deh-kahn
NONorsk
dodekan
doh-deh-kan
PAPA
ਦੋਦੇਕਾਨ
doh-deh-kahn
PLPolski
dwunastan
dvoo-nah-stahn
PTPortuguês
dodecano
doh-deh-kah-noh
RORomână
dodecan
doh-deh-kan
RUРусский
дюдодекан
dyudo-dek-an
SVSvenska
dodekan
doh-deh-kan
SWKiswahili
duodekane
doo-oh-deh-kah-neh
TAதமிழ்
இரண்டு பத்து
irandu pattu
TEతెలుగు
ద్వైదశమి
dvvaidashmi
THไทย
ดูโอเดเคน
doo-oh-deh-ken
TLTL
dodekana
doh-deh-kah-nah
TRTürkçe
dodekana
doh-deh-kah-nah
UKУкраїнська
додекан
doh-deh-kan
URاردو
دودہکین
doo-deh-kin
VITiếng Việt
dodecane
doh-deh-kan
YOYO
dodekana
doh-deh-kah-nah
ZUZU
dodekana
doh-deh-kah-nah