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cetalkonium

cetalkonium noun: a form of benzalkonium in which the longer alkyl group is cetyl.

Noun

cetalkonium (uncountable)

  1. A form of benzalkonium in which the longer alkyl group is cetyl.

Origin of cetalkonium

Blend of cetyl + benzalkonium.

Questions about cetalkonium

What does cetalkonium mean?
Cetalkonium means a form of benzalkonium in which the longer alkyl group is cetyl.
What part of speech is cetalkonium?
Cetalkonium is a noun.

Words near cetalkonium in the dictionary

  1. cetaceamorphan
  2. cetaceamorphans
  3. cetacean
  4. cetaceans
  5. cetaceous
  6. cetalkonium
  7. cetamolol
  8. cetancodont
  9. cetancodontamorphan
  10. cetancodontamorphans
  11. cetancodontan

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