hexabromocyclododecane
English
noun
Definitions
- (organic compound) A brominated flame retardant with twelve carbon, eighteen hydrogen, and six bromine atoms tied to the ring, implicated in damage to the environment.
Etymology
Compound from English hexa- + English bromo- + English cyclo- + English dodecane.
Origin
English
dodecane
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bromo- English
- bromodichloromethane English
- bromotrifluoroethylene English
- cyclo- English
- cyclododecane English
- dodecane English
- dodecanethiol English
- dodecanoic English
- dodecanol English
- hexa- English
- hexaacetylmannitol English
- hexachloroacetone English
- hexachlorobenzene English
- hexachlorobutadiene English
- hexachlorocyclohexane English
- hexafluoroacetone English
- hexafluoroethane English
- hexafluoroisopropanol English
- hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane English
- hexamethylenediamine English
- hexamethylphosphoramide English
- hexanitrobenzene English
- hexarchy English
- tetracyclo English
- tricyclo English
- hexa- Latin
- ἕξ Ancient Greek
- ドデカン Japanese
- εξα- Greek (modern)
- hexa-
- bromo-
- cyclo-
- tricyclo
- hexarchy
- dodecane
- dodecanol
- dodecanoic
- tetracyclo
- cyclododecane
- dodecanethiol
- hexanitrobenzene
- hexafluoroethane
- hexachlorobenzene
- hexachloroacetone
- hexafluoroacetone
- hexaacetylmannitol
- hexachlorobutadiene
- bromodichloromethane
- hexamethylenediamine
- hexachlorocyclohexane
- hexafluoroisopropanol
- bromotrifluoroethylene
- hexamethylphosphoramide
- hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane