| NOUN | substance | cetrimide | a cationic detergent that is a powerful disinfectant |
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| Meaning | A cationic detergent that is a powerful disinfectant. | |
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| Broader | cationic detergent, invert soap | A class of synthetic detergents in which the surface-active part of the molecule is the cation |
| disinfectant, germicide, antimicrobic, antimicrobial | An agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease | |