benzethonium chloride

[ ben-zuh-thoh-nee-uhm ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a colorless, water-soluble, crystalline solid, ammonium chloride derivative, (C 27 H 42 O 2 N)Cl⋅H 2 O, used chiefly as an antiseptic.

Word History and Origins

Origin of benzethonium chloride¹

benz(yl) + (m)eth(yl) + (amm)onium