Medical Definition of Octoxynol
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Alpha-(octylphenyl)-omega-hydroxypoly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl). Nonionic surfactant mixtures varying in the number of repeating ethoxy (oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) groups. They are used as detergents, emulsifiers, wetting agents, defoaming agents, etc. Octoxynol-9, the compound with 9 repeating ethoxy groups, is a spermatocide.
Pharmacological action: antifoaming agents, detergents, excipient, spermatocidal agents, surface-active agent.
Chemical name: Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), alpha-(4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenyl)-omega-hydroxy-
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Octoxynol
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