"Benzethonium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Bactericidal cationic quaternary ammonium surfactant used as a topical anti-infective agent. It is an ingredient in medicaments, deodorants, mouthwashes, etc., and is used to disinfect apparatus, etc., in the food processing and pharmaceutical industries, in surgery, and also as a preservative. The compound is toxic orally as a result of neuromuscular blockade.
| Descriptor ID |
D001558
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.092.877.096.082 D02.675.276.090
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| Concept/Terms |
Benzethonium Chloride- Benzethonium Chloride
- Chloride, Benzethonium
- Bencetonium Chloride
- Chloride, Bencetonium
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