dodecylmaltoside

As a noun dodecylmaltoside is

(organic compound) a dodecyl derivative of maltose that is used as a specialised nonionic surfactant.

As nouns the difference between surfactant and dodecylmaltoside

is that surfactant is (chemistry) a surface active agent, or wetting agent, capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid; typically organic compounds having a hydrophilic "head" and a hydrophobic "tail" while dodecylmaltoside is (organic compound) a dodecyl derivative of maltose that is used as a specialised nonionic surfactant.

As an adjective nonionic

is not ionic; anionic.

As a noun dodecylmaltoside is

a dodecyl derivative of maltose that is used as a specialised nonionic surfactant.

As nouns the difference between maltose and dodecylmaltoside

is that maltose is a disaccharide, C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase while dodecylmaltoside is a dodecyl derivative of maltose that is used as a specialised nonionic surfactant.

As nouns the difference between dodecyl and dodecylmaltoside

is that dodecyl is (chemistry) the aliphatic univalent radical c₁₂h₂₅-; lauryl while dodecylmaltoside is (organic compound) a dodecyl derivative of maltose that is used as a specialised nonionic surfactant.

As an adjective dodecyl

is (chemistry) of, or derived from the dodecyl radical.