The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dodecane
Dodecane \Do"de*cane\, n. [Gr. ? twelve.] (Chem.) Any one of a group of thick oily hydrocarbons, C12H26, of the paraffin series.
Wiktionary
dodecane
n. (context organic compound English) Any of very many isomers of the alkane having twelve carbon atoms, but especially ''n-dodecane'' that is used as a solvent and is present in Diesel fuel.
Wikipedia
Dodecane
Dodecane (also known as dihexyl, bihexyl, adakane 12 or duodecane) is a liquid alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C H(CH)CH (or C H), an oily liquid of the paraffin series. It has 355 isomers.
It is used as a solvent, distillation chaser, and scintillator component. It is used as a diluent for tributyl phosphate (TBP) in reprocessing plants.