QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does quaternary ammonium compound mean? 

• QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUND (noun)
  The noun QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUND has 1 sense:

1. a compound derived from ammonium with hydrogen atoms replaced by organic groups; used as surface-active agents, disinfectants, and in drugs

  Familiarity information: QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A compound derived from ammonium with hydrogen atoms replaced by organic groups; used as surface-active agents, disinfectants, and in drugs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("quaternary ammonium compound" is a kind of...):

organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)

 Context examples 

Ipratropium is a synthetic quaternary ammonium compound and a competitive muscarinic acetylcholine (Ach) receptor antagonist.

(Ipratropium/Albuterol, NCI Thesaurus)

A quaternary ammonium compound that serves as a long-acting cholinesterase inhibitor with parasympathomimetic activity.

(Demecarium, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic choline ester and a positively charged quaternary ammonium compound.

(Carbachol, NCI Thesaurus)

Quaternary ammonium compounds were introduced in the 1950s and 1960s before the standardization of toxicity studies.

(Common Household Chemicals Lead to Birth Defects in Mice, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The chloride salt form of ambenonium, a quaternary ammonium compound with parasympathomimetic activity.

(Ambenonium Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)

The bromide salt form of demecarium, a quaternary ammonium compound and a long-acting cholinesterase inhibitor with parasympathomimetic activity.

(Demecarium Bromide, NCI Thesaurus)

Known as quaternary ammonium compounds or quats, the chemicals are often used as disinfectants and preservatives in household and personal products such as cleaners, laundry detergent, fabric softener, shampoo and conditioner, and eye drops.

(Common Household Chemicals Lead to Birth Defects in Mice, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)