1. a class of synthetic detergents in which the surface-active part of the molecule is the cation; [syn: cationic detergent, invert soap]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cationic detergent
n 1: a class of synthetic detergents in which the surface-active
part of the molecule is the cation [syn: cationic
detergent, invert soap]