noun Etymology: nonyl (the radical C9H19) + oxy- + phenol + 9 (from the fact that the compounds it contains have an average of nine ethylene oxide groups per molecule) Date: 1980 a spermicide used in contraceptive products
NONOXYNOL-9
Meaning of NONOXYNOL-9 in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012