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argonium

argonium noun: a cation (ArH⁺) formed by protonation of an argon atom.

Noun

argonium (uncountable)

  1. A cation (ArH⁺) formed by protonation of an argon atom
    • Our results demonstrate the suitability of argonium as a tracer of the almost purely atomic, diffuse ISM in high-redshift sources.2015, Holger S.P. Müller, Sébastien Muller, Peter Schilke, Edwin A. Bergin, John H. Black, Maryvonne Gerin, Dariusz C. Lis, David A. Neufeld, Sümeyye Suri, “Detection of extragalactic argonium, ArH⁺...
    Synonyms:
    argon hydride, hydridoargon, hydrogen argide, hydrogen argonide, monoargon monohydride, monohydrogen monoargide, monohydrogen monoargonide

Synonyms of argonium

  • argon hydride
  • hydridoargon
  • hydrogen argide
  • hydrogen argonide
  • monoargon monohydride
  • monohydrogen monoargide
  • monohydrogen monoargonide

Origin of argonium

From argon + -onium.

Questions about argonium

What does argonium mean?
Argonium means a cation (ArH⁺) formed by protonation of an argon atom.
What part of speech is argonium?
Argonium is a noun.

Words near argonium in the dictionary

  1. argonauts
  2. Argonia
  3. argonide
  4. argonides
  5. argonite
  6. argonium
  7. argonlike
  8. Argonne
  9. argons
  10. Argoon
  11. argopelter

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