Medical Definition of Sodium tetradecyl sulfate
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7-ethyl-2-methyl-4-hendecanol sulfate sodium salt. An anionic surface-active agent used for its wetting properties in industry and used in medicine as an irritant and sclerosing agent for haemorrhoids and varicose veins.
Pharmacological action: sclerosing solutions, surface-active agent.
Chemical name: 1-Tetradecanol, hydrogen sulfate, sodium salt
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate
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