"Dodecahydrate" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Dodecahydrate is a noun that refers to a crystalline compound that contains 12 molecules of water per formula unit of the compound. In other words, it is a type of hydrated compound, where the water molecules are crystallographically bonded to the metal or other central atom, creating a solid crystal.
Doddery refers to something or someone that is old-fashioned, peculiar, or slightly ridiculous. It can also describe someone's behavior or appearance as being slightly doddering or shaky, often due to age or infirmity.
Doddle is a noun that refers to an easy task or a task that requires little or no effort. It can also be used as a verb to mean to complete a task easily or to make something easy to do. For example, "This math problem is a doddle" or "The new software makes it easy to doddle the boring paperwork".
Dodecagynia is a rare or obsolete word that refers to a type of 12-branched plant, especially the Dodecagynia glomerata, which is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae.
Dodecagynous refers to having twelve female parents or being fertilized by sperm from twelve different males. In botanical terms, it is the ability of an angiosperm plant to produce an embryo after being pollinated by pollen from twelve different flowering plants.
Dodecahedral refers to something that has a dodecahedron shape, which is a polyhedron with 12 flat faces, typically pentagonal in shape. In geometry, a dodecahedron is a three-dimensional solid shape with this structure. The term is often used to describe a shape or object that has a dodecahedral structure, and is sometimes used to describe things that are symmetrical and have a sense of order or regularity, such as shapes, crystals, or even some molecular structures.
Dodecane is a chemical compound that is a saturated linear saturated hydrocarbon with 12 carbon atoms. In other words, it is a type of alkane, a family of compounds that are known for their strong hydrophobic ("water-fearing") properties and their ability to repel water and dissolve non-polar compounds.
The Dodecanese is a group of 12 larger and smaller islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea, south of Greece. The islands are located near the coast of Turkey and form part of the regional unit of the South Aegean region, which is one of the 13 regions of Greece.