CATIONIC DETERGENT


Meaning of CATIONIC DETERGENT in English

any of a class of synthetic compounds, as benzalkonium chloride, whose cations are colloidal in solution: used as antiseptics, wetting agents, and emulsifiers. Also called invert soap .

[ 1960-65 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .