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octocrylene

octocrylene noun: an ester formed by the condensation of a diphenylcyanoacrylate with 2-ethylhexanol, used in sunscreens and cosmetics.

Noun

octocrylene (uncountable)

  1. An ester formed by the condensation of a diphenylcyanoacrylate with 2-ethylhexanol, used in sunscreens and cosmetics.
    • As documented in a recent FDA study, chemical sunscreens, with active ingredients like oxybenzone, octocrylene, octinoxate, homosalate, and avobenzone, are applied to the skin and then can remain in the blood plasma at significant levels for days to weeks after application[.]2024 June 21, Danielle Sinay, quoting Madhu Shetti, “Is Sunscreen Bad for You? TikTok’s Anti-SPF Movement, Explained”, in Glamour

Questions about octocrylene

What does octocrylene mean?
Octocrylene means an ester formed by the condensation of a diphenylcyanoacrylate with 2-ethylhexanol, used in sunscreens and cosmetics.
What part of speech is octocrylene?
Octocrylene is a noun.

Words near octocrylene in the dictionary

  1. octocorallian
  2. octocorallians
  3. octocoralline
  4. octocorals
  5. octocore
  6. octocrylene
  7. octodactylous
  8. octode
  9. octodecanoid
  10. octodecillion
  11. octodecillions

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