benzalkonium chloride

English

Noun

benzalkonium chloride (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A nitrogenous cationic surface-acting agent of the quaternary ammonium group, used as a biocide, as a cationic surfactant and as a phase transfer agent in the chemical industry.

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