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methanium

methanium noun: the carbocation, CH₅⁺, derived by the hydrogenation of methane.

Noun

methanium (uncountable)

  1. the carbocation, CH₅⁺, derived by the hydrogenation of methane

Origin of methanium

From methane + -ium.

Questions about methanium

What does methanium mean?
Methanium means the carbocation, CH₅⁺, derived by the hydrogenation of methane.
What part of speech is methanium?
Methanium is a noun.

Words near methanium in the dictionary

  1. methanide
  2. methanides
  3. methaniferous
  4. methanimine
  5. methanisation
  6. methanium
  7. methanization
  8. methanize
  9. methanized
  10. methanizer
  11. methanizers

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