Quaternary ammonium salt
季铵盐
Explanation (EN)
A compound with a positively charged nitrogen atom bonded to four organic groups. Quaternary ammonium salts are often used as disinfectants, surfactants, and antistatic agents.
Explanation (ZH)
氮原子带正电荷并与四个有机基团键合的化合物。季铵盐通常用作消毒剂、表面活性剂和抗静电剂。(Dàn yuán zǐ dài zhèng diàn hé bìng yǔ sì gè yǒu jī jī tuán jiàn hé de huà hé wù. Jì ān yán tōng cháng yòng zuò xiāo dú jì, biǎo miàn huó xìng jì hé kàng jìng diàn jì.)
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