dodecylphenol

[ doh-duh-sil-fee-nawl, -nol ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a thick, straw-colored, water-insoluble liquid mixture of isomers having the formula C 18 H 30 O, used chiefly as a solvent and as an intermediate for surface-active agents.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dodecylphenol¹

dodecyl (aldehyde) ( def ) + phenol