- nonoxynol 9
- A group of compounds that are surface-acting agents, used in spermicidal preparations such as contraceptive foam and diaphragm jelly.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
nonoxynol 9
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Nonoxynol-9 — IUPAC name 2 [2 [2 [2 [2 [2 [2 [2 [2 (4 Nonylphenoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy] ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethanol … Wikipedia
Nonoxynol — 9 is the most commonly encountered spermatocide in the United States. As with other spermatocides, it destroys spermatozoa; it kills sperm. The nonoxynols, technically speaking, are nonionic surfactant [surface active] mixtures that vary in the… … Medical dictionary
nonoxynol-9 — [nän΄äk′sə nôl nīn′] n. a chemical substance used as the spermicide in certain contraceptive preparations: also written nonoxynol 9 … English World dictionary
Nonoxynol-40 — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Nonoxynol 40 Andere Namen Polyethylenglycol(40) nonylphenolether PE … Deutsch Wikipedia
Nonoxynol-9 — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Nonoxinol 9 Andere Namen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Nonoxynol 9 — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Nonoxinol 9 Andere Namen … Deutsch Wikipedia
nonoxynol-9 — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
nonoxynol-9 — /no nok seuh nawl nuyn , nol /, n. Pharm. the active ingredient of spermicides. [by rearrangement of parts of its chemical name] * * * … Universalium
nonoxynol-9 — no·nox·y·nol 9 nä näk sə .nōl nīn, .nȯl n a spermicide used in contraceptive products that consists of a mixture of compounds having the general formula C15H23(OCH2CH2)nOH with an average of nine ethylene oxide groups per molecule … Medical dictionary
nonoxynol-9 — no·nox·y·nol 9 … English syllables
