Definition of "alkylbenzene" []

• Any hydrocarbon formally derived from benzene by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms with alkyl groups (noun)

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• "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."
• "Gordon Graff -- Purchasing, 12/2/2009 1: 58: 26 PM Despite a decline in demand, prices for surfactant linear alkylbenzene sulfonate have remained stubbornly higher than other chemicals, steadily increasing off a cyclical bottom in April."
• "For example, there is not a lot of excess capacity for linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS), the world's largest volume surfactants, Burns observes."