cetrimide

Definitions of cetrimide
  1. noun
    a cationic detergent that is a powerful disinfectant
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    type of:
    antimicrobial, antimicrobic, disinfectant, germicide
    an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
    cationic detergent, invert soap
    a class of synthetic detergents in which the surface-active part of the molecule is the cation
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