benzalkonium
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From benz(yl) + alk(yl) + -onium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).
Noun[edit]
benzalkonium (plural benzalkoniums)
- (pharmacology) Any of a class of quaternary ammonium cations containing a benzyl, two methyl and another, longer alkyl group