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Abstract
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. Octoxynol-9, the compound with 9 repeating ethoxy groups, is a spermatocide.
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- Octoxinol
- Octoxinols
- Octoxynols
- Octylphenoxy Polyethoxyethanol
- Octylphenoxypolyethoxyethanols
- Polyethoxyethanol, Octylphenoxy
- Octoxynol-9
- Triton X-100
- Triton X-305
- Triton X-45
- Octoxynol 9
- Triton X 100
- Triton X 305
- Triton X 45
- Triton X100
- Triton X305
- Triton X45
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History Note
94; was OCTOXYNOL (NM) 1974-93
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- Phenyl Ethers (1975-1976)
- Polyethylene Glycols (1974-1993)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Octoxynol. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017830. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017830
- Octoxynol. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9361641