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nitrilium

nitrilium noun: any cation formed by protonation of a nitrile; R-C≡N⁺H or R-C⁺=NH.

Noun

nitrilium (plural nitriliums)

  1. Any cation formed by protonation of a nitrile; R-C≡N⁺H or R-C⁺=NH

Forms of nitrilium

pluralnitriliums

Origin of nitrilium

From nitrile + -ium.

Questions about nitrilium

What does nitrilium mean?
Nitrilium means any cation formed by protonation of a nitrile; R-C≡N⁺H or R-C⁺=NH.
What part of speech is nitrilium?
Nitrilium is a noun.
What is the plural of nitrilium?
The plural of nitrilium is nitriliums.

Words near nitrilium in the dictionary

  1. nitrile rubbers
  2. nitriles
  3. nitrilic
  4. nitrilimine
  5. nitrilimines
  6. nitrilium
  7. nitriliums
  8. nitriloacetate
  9. nitriloacetates
  10. nitriloacetic
  11. nitriloside

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