n. Any hydrocarbon formally derived from benzene by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms with alkyl groups
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n. organic compound that has an alkyl group bound to a benzene ring
Word Usage
"Typical of recent price trends in surfactants are the movements in linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS), a widely used group of synthetic surfactants that are the main cleaning ingredients in household detergents."