SINCE 1828
benzalkonium
noun
benz·al·ko·ni·um
| \ˌben-zal-ˈkō-nē-əm\
plural -s
Definition of benzalkonium
: a mixture of alkyl-benzyl-dimethyl-ammonium radicals C6H5CH2N(CH3)2R in which the alkyl groups range from C8H17 to C18H37
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