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alkylbenzene

alkylbenzene noun: any hydrocarbon formally derived from benzene by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms with alkyl groups.

Noun

alkylbenzene (plural alkylbenzenes)

  1. Any hydrocarbon formally derived from benzene by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms with alkyl groups
    Synonyms:
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Synonyms of alkylbenzene

Forms of alkylbenzene

pluralalkylbenzenes

Origin of alkylbenzene

From alkyl + benzene.

Words formed from alkylbenzene

Questions about alkylbenzene

What does alkylbenzene mean?
Alkylbenzene means any hydrocarbon formally derived from benzene by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms with alkyl groups.
What part of speech is alkylbenzene?
Alkylbenzene is a noun.
What is the plural of alkylbenzene?
The plural of alkylbenzene is alkylbenzenes.

Words near alkylbenzene in the dictionary

  1. alkylation
  2. alkylations
  3. alkylative
  4. alkylator
  5. alkylators
  6. alkylbenzene
  7. alkylbenzenes
  8. alkylbenzenesulfonate
  9. alkylbenzimidazole
  10. alkylbenzimidazoles
  11. alkylbenzoic

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