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Definitions for sodium dodecyl sulfate
sodi·um do·de·cyl sul·fate

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  1. Sodium dodecyl sulfate

    Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), synonymously sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), or sodium laurilsulfate, is a synthetic organic compound with the formula CH3(CH2)11SO4 Na. It is an anionic surfactant used in many cleaning and hygiene products. The sodium salt is of an organosulfate class of organics. It consists of a 12-carbon tail attached to a sulfate group, that is, it is the sodium salt of dodecyl hydrogen sulfate, the ester of dodecyl alcohol and sulfuric acid. Its hydrocarbon tail combined with a polar "headgroup" give the compound amphiphilic properties and so make it useful as a detergent. Also derived as a component of mixtures produced from inexpensive coconut and palm oils, SDS is a common component of many domestic cleaning, personal hygiene and cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and food products, as well as of industrial and commercial cleaning and product formulations.

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  1. Sodium dodecyl sulfate

    Sodium dodecyl sulfate, sodium laurilsulfate or sodium lauryl sulfate is an organic compound with the formula CH3(CH2)11OSO3Na. It is an anionic surfactant used in many cleaning and hygiene products. The salt is of an organosulfate consisting of a 12-carbon tail attached to a sulfate group, giving the material the amphiphilic properties required of a detergent. Being derived from inexpensive coconut and palm oils, it is a common component of many domestic cleaning products. Sodium coco-sulfate is essentially the same compound, but made from less purified coconut oil.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate

    An anionic surfactant, usually a mixture of sodium alkyl sulfates, mainly the lauryl; lowers surface tension of aqueous solutions; used as fat emulsifier, wetting agent, detergent in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and toothpastes; also as research tool in protein biochemistry.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sodium dodecyl sulfate in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sodium dodecyl sulfate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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  • dodecylsulfát sodnýCzech
  • సోడియం డోడెసిల్ సల్ఫేట్Telugu
  • โซเดียมโดเดซิลซัลเฟตThai
  • sodyum dodesil sülfatTurkish

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