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ammonium and alkyldimethylbenzylammoniumchloride based Explanation: Quaternary ammonium referes to a nitrogen with four groups, which our of necessity is positively charged. These compounds are frequently used as disinfectants. They can also pose health hazards. The simplest member is NH_4^+. one or more of the Hs may be replaced by alkyl groups (CH3_, CH_3CH_2 etc.), or other groups. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 mins (2003-10-21 22:14:16 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- sorry : should be refers, and out of necessity. |
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Rephrase. Explanation: It's bound to confuse you the way the author has put it. The word following the hyphen must be 'chlorid', so the first part will be 'quarternary ammonium chloride'. But this is a general term including the 'alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride', so the meaning must be "based upon alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride and (or) other quarternary ammonium chlorides". -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-10-22 09:36:33 (GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Note that even \'alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride\' also is not wholly specific, since alkyl also is a general term denoting several different groups. So there can be several different alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chlorides. This means my original suggestion should be changed to \"based upon alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chlorides and (or) other quarternary ammonium chlorides\". Besides, writing \"alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride\", with the group names separated by spaces, seems to be more common in English. |
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quaternary ammonium chloride and alkyldimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride based product Explanation: I believe this is the best phrasing. Terms refer to the chloride salt of ammonium and alkyldimethylbenzyl ammonium, on which (both) the product is based. |
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