/ben'zal koh"nee euhm/ , Chem.
a white or yellowish-white, water-soluble mixture of ammonium chloride derivatives having the structure C 8 H 10 NRCl, where R is a mixture of radicals ranging from C 8 H 17 - to C 18 H 37 -, that occurs as an amorphous powder or in gelatinous lumps: used chiefly as an antiseptic and a disinfectant.
[ BENZ- + ALK(YL) + (AMM)ONIUM ]