nonoxynol-9

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[no-nok-suh-nawl-nahyn, -nol-] / nɒˈnɒk səˌnɔlˈnaɪn, -ˌnɒl- /

noun

Pharmacology.

the active ingredient of spermicides.

Etymology

Origin of nonoxynol-9

By rearrangement of parts of its chemical name

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Laboratory tests show that nonoxynol-9, the active ingredient in many U.S. spermicides, can prevent the virus from reproducing.

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