nonoxynol-9
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of nonoxynol-9
By rearrangement of parts of its chemical name
Example Sentences
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Laboratory tests show that nonoxynol-9, the active ingredient in many U.S. spermicides, can prevent the virus from reproducing.
From Time Magazine Archive
Contrary to expectations, a separate report shows that nonoxynol-9 does nothing to kill off gonorrhea bacteria.
From Time Magazine Archive
But don't count on help from the spermicide nonoxynol-9.
From Time Magazine Archive
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