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Alcohol vs Benzalkonium - What's the difference?

alcohol | benzalkonium |

As nouns the difference between alcohol and benzalkonium

is that alcohol is while benzalkonium is (organic chemistry) any of a class of quaternary ammonium cations containing a benzyl, two methyl and another, longer alkyl group.

alcohol

English

(wikipedia alcohol)

Noun

  • (organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).
  • (uncountable) An intoxicating beverage made by the fermentation of sugar or sugar-containing material.
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  • (obsolete) Any very fine powder.

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    * See also

    Derived terms

    * -holic * -holism * -ol * alcohol abuse * alcoholic * alcoholism * low-alcohol * non-alcoholic * nonalcoholic

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    benzalkonium

    English

    Noun

    (benzalkonium chloride) (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of a class of quaternary ammonium cations containing a benzyl, two methyl and another, longer alkyl group