nonoxynol-9

[ no-nok-suh-nawl-nahyn, -nol- ]

/ nɒˈnɒk səˌnɔlˈnaɪn, -ˌnɒl- /

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noun Pharmacology.

the active ingredient of spermicides.

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Origin of nonoxynol-9

By rearrangement of parts of its chemical name

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