NONOXYNOL-9


Meaning of NONOXYNOL-9 in English

[no.nox.y.nol-9] n [nonyl + oxy- + phenol +

9. (fr. the fact that the compounds it contains have an average of nine ethylene oxide groups per molecule)] (1980): a spermicide used in contraceptive products

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