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- noun organic chemistry A
liquid aromatic compound used to prepare theanionic detergent dodecylbenzene sodium sulfonate.
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Preferred modifiers include NaOH, urea sodium dodecyl sulfate, sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate, and guanidine hydrochloride.
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