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acylium

acylium noun: any acyl cation R-C⁺=O derived from a carboxylic acid.

Noun

acylium (plural acyliums)

  1. Any acyl cation R-C⁺=O derived from a carboxylic acid.

Forms of acylium

pluralacyliums

Origin of acylium

From acyl + -ium.

Questions about acylium

What does acylium mean?
Acylium means any acyl cation R-C⁺=O derived from a carboxylic acid.
What part of speech is acylium?
Acylium is a noun.
What is the plural of acylium?
The plural of acylium is acyliums.

Words near acylium in the dictionary

  1. acylimmoniums
  2. acylindric
  3. acylindrical
  4. acylindrically
  5. acylindricity
  6. acylium
  7. acyliums
  8. acylketene
  9. acylketenes
  10. acyllysine
  11. acyllysines

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