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cetyltrimethylammonium

cetyltrimethylammonium noun: the long-chain quaternary ammonium cation C₁₆H₃₃N(CH₃)₃⁺ known as cetrimonium in medical applications.

Noun

cetyltrimethylammonium (uncountable)

  1. The long-chain quaternary ammonium cation C₁₆H₃₃N(CH₃)₃⁺ known as cetrimonium in medical applications.

Origin of cetyltrimethylammonium

From cetyl + trimethyl + ammonium.

Questions about cetyltrimethylammonium

What does cetyltrimethylammonium mean?
Cetyltrimethylammonium means the long-chain quaternary ammonium cation C₁₆H₃₃N(CH₃)₃⁺ known as cetrimonium in medical applications.
What part of speech is cetyltrimethylammonium?
Cetyltrimethylammonium is a noun.

Words near cetyltrimethylammonium in the dictionary

  1. cetylpyridinium
  2. cetylpyridinium chloride
  3. cetyls
  4. cetylstearyl
  5. cetyltriethylammonium
  6. cetyltrimethylammonium
  7. Cetățeni
  8. CEU
  9. Ceuașu de Câmpie
  10. CEUS
  11. Ceuta

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