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cetrimonium

cetrimonium noun: the cetyltrimethylammonium radical.

Noun

cetrimonium (plural cetrimoniums)

  1. The cetyltrimethylammonium radical.

Forms of cetrimonium

pluralcetrimoniums

Origin of cetrimonium

From cet(yl) + trim(ethyl) + -onium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

Words formed from cetrimonium

  • cetrimide
  • cetrimonium bromide
  • cetrimonium chloride

Questions about cetrimonium

What does cetrimonium mean?
Cetrimonium means the cetyltrimethylammonium radical.
What part of speech is cetrimonium?
Cetrimonium is a noun.
What is the plural of cetrimonium?
The plural of cetrimonium is cetrimoniums.

Words near cetrimonium in the dictionary

  1. cetrarioid
  2. cetraxate
  3. cetriaxone
  4. cetrilobular
  5. cetrimide
  6. cetrimonium
  7. cetrimoniums
  8. cetrorelix
  9. Cetti's warbler
  10. Cetti's warblers
  11. cettid

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