Definition
A synthetic antimicrobial compound used in soaps, cosmetics, and disinfectants to kill bacteria and fungi.
Etymology
From 'bi-' (two) and a chemical root 'tanhol' (possibly from 'tan' plus chemical suffix). Developed in mid-20th century pharmaceutical chemistry as a broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent.
Kelly Says
Bitanhol was once heralded as a miracle ingredient in antibacterial products, but it's now banned in many countries because scientists discovered it might disrupt hormones—a reminder that 'antimicrobial' doesn't always mean 'safe.'
Translations
ARالعربية
bitanhol
bitanhol
BNবাংলা
bitanhol
bitanhol
CACatalà
bitanhol
bitanhol
CSČeština
bitanhol
bitanhol
DADansk
bitanhol
bitanhol
DEDeutsch
bitanhol
bi-tan-hol
ELΕλληνικά
bitanhol
bitanhol
ESEspañol
bitanhol
bi-tan-hol
FAفارسی
bitanhol
bitanhol
FISuomi
bitanhol
bitanhol
FRFrançais
bitanhol
bi-tan-hol
HEעברית
bitanhol
bitanhol
HIहिन्दी
द्वितीय-तनहोल
dvI-ya-tan-hōl
HUMagyar
bitanhol
bitanhol
IDBahasa Indonesia
bitanhol
bitanhol
ITItaliano
bitanhol
bi-tan-hol
MSBahasa Melayu
bitanhol
bitanhol
MYမြန်မာ
bitanhol
bitanhol
NLNederlands
bitanhol
bitanhol
NONorsk
bitanhol
bitanhol
PLPolski
bitanhol
bitanhol
PTPortuguês
bitanhol
bi-tan-hol
RORomână
bitanhol
bitanhol
RUРусский
bitanhol
bitanhol
SVSvenska
bitanhol
bitanhol
SWKiswahili
bitanhol
bitanhol
TAதமிழ்
bitanhol
bitanhol
TEతెలుగు
బిటాన్హోల్
bi-tan-hōl
TRTürkçe
bitanhol
bitanhol
UKУкраїнська
bitanhol
bitanhol
VITiếng Việt
bitanhol
bitanhol
ZH中文
两个坦霍尔
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