1-dodecanol

1. 1.

   a colorless insoluble solid alcohol used to make detergents and pharmaceuticals

   Synonymslauryl alcohol

   Broaderalcohol

Questions about 1-dodecanol

What does 1-dodecanol mean?

1-dodecanol means "a colorless insoluble solid alcohol used to make detergents and pharmaceuticals".

How many syllables are in 1-dodecanol?

1-dodecanol has 4 syllables and divides as 1-do-de-ca-nol under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for 1-dodecanol?

Close synonyms include lauryl alcohol. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.