benzalkonium chloride
[ ben-zal-koh-nee-uh m ]
/ ˌbɛn zælˈkoʊ ni əm /
noun Chemistry.
a white or yellowish-white, water-soluble mixture of ammonium chloride derivatives having the structure C8H10NRCl, where R is a mixture of radicals ranging from C8H17– to C18H37–, that occurs as an amorphous powder or in gelatinous lumps: used chiefly as an antiseptic and a disinfectant.
Origin of benzalkonium chloride
Words nearby benzalkonium chloride
benzal,
benzal chloride,
benzal group,
benzalacetone,
benzaldehyde,
benzalkonium chloride,
benzamine,
benzanthracene,
benzedrine,
benzene,
benzene hexachloride
Medical definitions for benzalkonium chloride
benzalkonium chloride
[ bĕn′zăl-kō′nē-əm ]
n.
A powder prepared in an aqueous solution and used as a fungicide, bactericide, and spermicide.
Scientific definitions for benzalkonium chloride
benzalkonium chloride
[ bĕn′zăl-kō′nē-əm ]
A yellow-white powder prepared in an aqueous solution and used as a detergent, fungicide, bactericide, and spermicide. Benzalkonium chloride is a mixture of the chlorides of various organic compounds having a benzene ring attached to an ammoniated alkane.