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cetylpyridinium

cetylpyridinium noun: a cetyl derivative of the pyridinium cation that is the basis of several cationic disinfectants.

Noun

cetylpyridinium

  1. A cetyl derivative of the pyridinium cation that is the basis of several cationic disinfectants

Origin of cetylpyridinium

From cetyl + pyridinium.

Words formed from cetylpyridinium

Questions about cetylpyridinium

What does cetylpyridinium mean?
Cetylpyridinium means a cetyl derivative of the pyridinium cation that is the basis of several cationic disinfectants.
What part of speech is cetylpyridinium?
Cetylpyridinium is a noun.

Words near cetylpyridinium in the dictionary

  1. Cetus
  2. cetuximab
  3. cetyl
  4. cetyl alcohol
  5. cetylic
  6. cetylpyridinium
  7. cetylpyridinium chloride
  8. cetyls
  9. cetylstearyl
  10. cetyltriethylammonium
  11. cetyltrimethylammonium

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