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cationic detergent

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  • noun chemistry Any detergent in which the lipophilic part of the molecule is an cation; examples include long-chain quaternary ammonium compounds

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  • noun a class of synthetic detergents in which the surface-active part of the molecule is the cation

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  1. detergent

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  1. cetrimide

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  1. anionic detergent

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