Monododecyl

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A single dodecyl group in a compound in-compounds, uncountable

    "Phospholipids were obtained from Avanti Polar Lipids Inc. (Alabaster, AL, USA), while the detergents n-dodecyl-β-D-maltoside (DDM) and n-decyl-β-D-maltoside (DM) were from GLYCON Biochemicals GmbH (Luckenwalde, Germany) and lauryldimethylamine-N-oxide (LDAO) and octaethylene glycol monododecyl ether (C 12 E 8 ) were from Anatrace (Maumee, USA)."

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"Phospholipids were obtained from Avanti Polar Lipids Inc. (Alabaster, AL, USA), while the detergents n-dodecyl-β-D-maltoside (DDM) and n-decyl-β-D-maltoside (DM) were from GLYCON Biochemicals GmbH (Luckenwalde, Germany) and lauryldimethylamine-N-oxide (LDAO) and octaethylene glycol monododecyl ether (C 12 E 8 ) were from Anatrace (Maumee, USA)."

Etymology

From mono- + dodecyl.

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