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QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUND

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Dictionary entry overview: What does quaternary ammonium compound mean?

• QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUND (noun)
The noun QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUND has 1 sense:

1. a compound derived from ammonium with hydrogen atoms replaced by organic groups; used as surface-active agents, disinfectants, and in drugs

Familiarity information: QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUND used as a noun is very rare.

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• QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUND (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A compound derived from ammonium with hydrogen atoms replaced by organic groups; used as surface-active agents, disinfectants, and in drugs

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("quaternary ammonium compound" is a kind of...):

organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)

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