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polyquaternium

noun

Etymology

From poly- + quaternium.

  1. borrowed from ammōnium
  2. compounded as quaternium — “quaternary + ammonium”
  3. prefixed as polyquaternium — “poly + quaternium”

Definitions

  1. Any of a several classes of polymers having quaternary ammonium functional groups

    Any of a several classes of polymers having quaternary ammonium functional groups; they act as surfactants in shampoos and various hair products

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for polyquaternium. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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