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Also known as Cetrimonium cation, Cetrimonium ion, Cetyl-Trimethyl-Ammonium, Cetyltrimethylammonium, Cetyltrimethylammonium cation, Cetyltrimethylammonium ion, Hexadecyltrimethylammonium, Hexadecyltrimethylammonium cation

Cetrimonium, cetyl trimethylammonium, or hexadecyltrimethylammonium is a quaternary ammonium cation whose salts are used as antiseptics:

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Cetrimonium, cetyl trimethylammonium, or hexadecyltrimethylammonium is a quaternary ammonium cation whose salts are used as antiseptics: Cetrimonium bromide 250px Cetrimonium chloride 250px

They have the ATC codes (as skin antiseptics) and (as throat antiseptics). ==References==

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