Where does “dodecylbenzyl” come from?

dodecylbenzyl (English) comes from English YL, from English young lady — Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic...

dodecylbenzyl (English): A chemical group derived from dodecylbenzene

Definitions

  1. A chemical group derived from dodecylbenzene

Ancestry of “dodecylbenzyl”, step by step

dodecylbenzyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English YL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishYLA female radio amateur; Initialism of young...
2Englishyoung ladyUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic...

via English dodecylbenzene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdodecylbenzeneA liquid aromatic compound used to prepare the anionic detergent dodecylbenzene sodium sulfonate
Every word from English young ladyEvery word from English YL
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