Octoxynol
Nonionic surfactant mixtures varying in the number of repeating ethoxy (oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) groups. They are used as detergents, emulsifiers, wetting agents, defoaming agents, etc. Octoxynol-9, the compound with 9 repeating ethoxy groups, is a spermatocide.
Year introduced: 1994
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Tree Number(s): D02.033.455.250.700.660, D05.750.741.610, D25.720.741.610, J01.637.051.720.741.610
MeSH Unique ID: D017830
Registry Number: 9002-93-1
Entry Terms:
- Octoxynols
- Octylphenoxypolyethoxyethanols
- Octoxinol
- Octoxinols
- Octylphenoxy Polyethoxyethanol
- Polyethoxyethanol, Octylphenoxy
- Octoxynol-9
- Octoxynol 9
- Triton X-100
- Triton X100
- Triton X 100
- Triton X-45
- Triton X45
- Triton X 45
- Triton X-305
- Triton X305
- Triton X 305
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