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benzalkonium chloride

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A yellow-white powder prepared in an aqueous solution and used as a detergent, fungicide, bactericide, and spermicide.

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  • noun chemistry A nitrogenous cationic surface-acting agent of the quaternary ammonium group, used as a biocide, as a cationic surfactant and as a phase transfer agent in the chemical industry.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[benz(o)– + alk(yl) + (amm)onium.]

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