Related MeSH Hierarchy (4)
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Organic Chemicals [D02] » Alcohols » Glycols » Ethylene Glycols » Polyethylene Glycols » Nonoxynol
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Macromolecular Substances [D05] » Polymers » Polyethylene Glycols » Nonoxynol
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Biomedical and Dental Materials [D25] » Polymers » Polyethylene Glycols » Nonoxynol
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J] » Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J01] » Manufactured Materials » Biomedical and Dental Materials » Polymers » Polyethylene Glycols » Nonoxynol
Description
Nonionic surfactant mixtures varying in the number of repeating ethoxy (oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) groups. They are used as detergents, emulsifiers, wetting agents, defoaming agents, etc. Nonoxynol-9, the compound with 9 repeating ethoxy groups, is a spermatocide, formulated primarily as a component of vaginal foams and creams. MeSH
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