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nonoxynol-9

One entry found for nonoxynol-9.
Main Entry: no·nox·y·nol-9
Pronunciation: nä-'näk-si-"nol-'nIn, n&-, -"nOl-
Function: noun
Etymology: nonyl (the radical C9H19) + oxy- + phenol + 9 (from the fact that the compounds it contains have an average of nine ethylene oxide groups per molecule)
: a spermicide used in contraceptive products