NONOXYNOL-9


Meaning of NONOXYNOL-9 in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ nä-ˈnäk-si-ˌnȯl-ˈnīn, nə-, -ˌnōl- ]

noun

Etymology: non yl (the radical C 9 H 19 ) + oxy- + phe nol + 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

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