CATIONIC COCKTAIL
\kˌata͡ɪˈɒnɪk kˈɒkte͡ɪl], \kˌataɪˈɒnɪk kˈɒkteɪl], \k_ˌa_t_aɪ_ˈɒ_n_ɪ_k k_ˈɒ_k_t_eɪ_l]\
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(Or "Downy cocktail") Diluted fabric softenersprayed on computer room carpets to prevent static electricityfrom being built up by feet shuffling on carpet.The canonical cationic cocktail is one part unscented liquidfabric softener (in the US, usually "Downy" brand) to fiveparts water."Cationic" is the chemical term for the most common activeingredient in fabric softeners. The use of the term"cocktail" may be influenced by its use in other jargons,especially pharmacological and chemical, to denote a mixturewhich, like cationic cocktail, typically contains no alcoholand would be unwise to drink.
By Denis Howe
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