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nonoxynol-9

[no-nok-suh-nawl-nahyn, -nol-]
noun Pharmacology.
  1. the active ingredient of spermicides.

Origin of nonoxynol-9

by rearrangement of parts of its chemical name
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nonoxynol-9

[nŏn-ŏk′sə-nôl′-, -nōl′-]
n.
  1. A spermicide that is widely used in contraceptive creams, foams, and lubricants.
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