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oxidaniumyl

oxidaniumyl noun: the cation H₂O⁺, present in interstellar space, formed by removal of an electron from a water molecule.

Noun

oxidaniumyl (uncountable)

  1. The cation H₂O⁺, present in interstellar space, formed by removal of an electron from a water molecule

Origin of oxidaniumyl

From oxidanium + -yl.

Questions about oxidaniumyl

What does oxidaniumyl mean?
Oxidaniumyl means the cation H₂O⁺, present in interstellar space, formed by removal of an electron from a water molecule.
What part of speech is oxidaniumyl?
Oxidaniumyl is a noun.

Words near oxidaniumyl in the dictionary

  1. oxidabilities
  2. oxidability
  3. oxidable
  4. oxidane
  5. oxidanium
  6. oxidaniumyl
  7. oxidant
  8. oxidants
  9. oxidase
  10. oxidases
  11. oxidasic

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