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  • noun Plural form of alkylbenzene.

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Examples

  • Most of the LAS run-up has been blamed on comparable price increases for linear alkylbenzenes (LAB), petroleum-derived products that are the immediate chemical precursors of LAS.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • One way they are doing this is to switch away from detergent ingredients based on linear alkylbenzenes (precursors of LAS) and synthetic long-chain alcohols, both derived from petrochemical feedstocks.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • One way they are doing this is to switch away from detergent ingredients based on linear alkylbenzenes (precursors of LAS) and synthetic long-chain alcohols, both derived from petrochemical feedstocks.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2009

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