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nonoxynol-9

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

noun Pharmacology.

the active ingredient of spermicides.

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Nearby words

  1. nonoccurrence,
  2. nonofficial,
  3. nonoperational,
  4. nonorthodox,
  5. nonosteogenic fibroma,
  6. nonparametric,
  7. nonparametric statistics,
  8. nonpareil,
  9. nonparous,
  10. nonparticipant

Origin of nonoxynol-9

by rearrangement of parts of its chemical name
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Medicine definitions for nonoxynol-9

nonoxynol-9

[ nŏn-ŏk′sə-nôl′-, -nōl′- ]

n.

A spermicide that is widely used in contraceptive creams, foams, and lubricants.
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