C12H25OH

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  1-dodecanol \1-dodecanol\ n.
     An insoluble solid alcohol ({C12H25OH}) with an unbranched
     paraffin chain, used to make detergents, such as sodium
     lauryl sulfate.
  
     Syn: lauryl alcohol


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