oxonium
/ɒkˈsəʊnɪ.əm/
oxonium noun: any univalent oxygen cation derived from water, the simplest of which is the hydronium ion (H₃O⁺).
Noun
oxonium (plural oxoniums)
- Any univalent oxygen cation derived from water, the simplest of which is the hydronium ion (H₃O⁺).
Forms of oxonium
| plural | oxoniums |
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Origin of oxonium
From ox- + -onium.
Words formed from oxonium
Phrases with oxonium
Words that rhyme with oxonium
- pandemonium
- plutonium
- harmonium
- meconium
- onium
- polonium
- stramonium
- -curonium
- balonium
- decamethonium
- diazonium
- euphonium
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Questions about oxonium
- What does oxonium mean?
- Oxonium means any univalent oxygen cation derived from water, the simplest of which is the hydronium ion (H₃O⁺).
- What part of speech is oxonium?
- Oxonium is a noun.
- How do you pronounce oxonium?
- Oxonium is pronounced /ɒkˈsəʊnɪ.əm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of oxonium?
- The plural of oxonium is oxoniums.
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