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Descriptor English: Dodecanol
Descriptor Spanish: Dodecanol
Descriptor dodecanol
Entry term(s) alcohol dodecílico
alcohol laurílico
alcohol láurico
Scope note: Alcohol graso saturado de 12 carbonos que se obtiene de los ácidos grasos del aceite de coco. Tiene olor a flores y se utiliza en detergentes, aceites lubricantes y productos farmacéuticos. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed).
Descriptor Portuguese: Dodecanol
Descriptor French: Dodécan-1-ol
Entry term(s): 1 Dodecanol
1-Dodecanol
Alcohol, Dodecyl
Alcohol, Lauryl
Alcohol, n-Dodecyl
Dodecyl Alcohol
Lauryl Alcohol
n Dodecyl Alcohol
n-Dodecyl Alcohol
Tree number(s): D02.033.415.220
D10.289.220
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007851
Scope note: A saturated 12-carbon fatty alcohol obtained from coconut oil fatty acids. It has a floral odor and is used in detergents, lubricating oils, and pharmaceuticals. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Registry Number: 178A96NLP2
CAS Type 1 Name: 1-Dodecanol
Previous Indexing: Fatty Alcohols (1972-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 98; see LAURYL ALCOHOL 1991-97; see FATTY ALCOHOLS 1975-90
History Note: 98(75)
DeCS ID: 8030
Unique ID: D007851
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Dodecanol - Preferred
Concept UI M0012265
Scope note A saturated 12-carbon fatty alcohol obtained from coconut oil fatty acids. It has a floral odor and is used in detergents, lubricating oils, and pharmaceuticals. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)
Preferred term Dodecanol
Entry term(s) 1 Dodecanol
1-Dodecanol
Alcohol, Dodecyl
Alcohol, Lauryl
Alcohol, n-Dodecyl
Dodecyl Alcohol
Lauryl Alcohol
n Dodecyl Alcohol
n-Dodecyl Alcohol



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