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dodecylbenzene

dodecylbenzene noun: a liquid aromatic compound used to prepare the anionic detergent dodecylbenzene sodium sulfonate.

Noun

dodecylbenzene (countable and uncountable, plural dodecylbenzenes)

  1. A liquid aromatic compound used to prepare the anionic detergent dodecylbenzene sodium sulfonate.

Forms of dodecylbenzene

pluraldodecylbenzenes

Words formed from dodecylbenzene

Questions about dodecylbenzene

What does dodecylbenzene mean?
Dodecylbenzene means a liquid aromatic compound used to prepare the anionic detergent dodecylbenzene sodium sulfonate.
What part of speech is dodecylbenzene?
Dodecylbenzene is a noun.
What is the plural of dodecylbenzene?
The plural of dodecylbenzene is dodecylbenzenes.

Words near dodecylbenzene in the dictionary

  1. dodecuplet
  2. dodecuplets
  3. dodecyl
  4. dodecylamine
  5. dodecylamines
  6. dodecylbenzene
  7. dodecylbenzenes
  8. dodecylbenzyl
  9. dodecylcyclohexane
  10. dodecylcyclohexanes
  11. dodecylmaltoside

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