do decane

[Gr. dodeka =twelve; Eng. suff. -ane .] Chem.: C12H26, a paraffin hydrocarbon, boiling between 196 and 200°. Obtained by distilling petroleum; also by the action of sodium and normal hexylic iodide, C6H131. dō-dec-a-pět-a-lous, a . [Gr. dodeka =twelve; petal on a leaf, a petal, and Eng. adj. suff. -ous .] Bot.: Having twelve petals.