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MeSH Heading: Octoxynol
Tree Number(s): D02.033.455.250.700.660; D05.750.741.610; D25.720.741.610; J01.637.051.720.741.610
Unique ID: D017830
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017830
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Octoxinol; Octoxinols; Octoxynol-9; Octoxynols; Octylphenoxy Polyethoxyethanol; Octylphenoxypolyethoxyethanols; Triton X-100; Triton X-305; Triton X-45
Pharm Action: Antifoaming Agents
Detergents
Excipients
Spermatocidal Agents
Surface-Active Agents
CAS Type 1 Name: Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), alpha-(4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenyl)-omega-hydroxy-
Previous Indexing: Phenyl Ethers (1975-1976); Polyethylene Glycols (1974-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94; OCTOXYNOL was indexed under POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS 1983-94 & 1974-79, TRITONS 1979-82 & PHENYL ETHERS 1975-76
Online Note: use OCTOXYNOL (NM) to search OCTOXYNOL 1980-93
History Note: 94; was OCTOXYNOL (NM) 1974-93
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/07/12
Revision Date: 2006/07/05

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Concept UI: M0026938
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Octoxynol Preferred Term
Term UI T053298
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Octoxynols
Term UI T053297
Date10/09/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Octylphenoxypolyethoxyethanols
Term UI T053299
Date10/09/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Octoxinol
Term UI T053300
Date10/09/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Octoxinols
Term UI T053301
Date10/09/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Octylphenoxy Polyethoxyethanol
Term UI T053302
Date10/26/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994)

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