denatonium (English, noun)
expansion: denatonium (uncountable)
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topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A quaternary ammonium cation N-benzyl-2-(2,6-dimethylanilino)-N,N-diethyl-2-oxoethan-1-aminium benzoate; the most bitter chemical compound known, whose salts are used as aversive agents to prevent accidental ingestion of dangerous substances.
tags: uncountable
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