ALKYLBENZENE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alkylbenzene mean? 

• ALKYLBENZENE (noun)
  The noun ALKYLBENZENE has 1 sense:

1. organic compound that has an alkyl group bound to a benzene ring

  Familiarity information: ALKYLBENZENE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALKYLBENZENE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Organic compound that has an alkyl group bound to a benzene ring

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("alkylbenzene" is a kind of...):

organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "alkylbenzene"):

methylbenzene; toluene (a colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels)