cationic detergent

1. 1.

   a class of synthetic detergents in which the surface-active part of the molecule is the cation

   Synonymsinvert soap

   Broaderdetergent

   Narrowercetrimide

Questions about cationic detergent

What does cationic detergent mean?

cationic detergent means "a class of synthetic detergents in which the surface-active part of the molecule is the cation".

What is another word for cationic detergent?

Close synonyms include invert soap. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.