phosphonium
phosphonium noun: the tetravalent positively-charged phosphorus cation R₄P⁺.
Noun
phosphonium (plural phosphoniums)
- the tetravalent positively-charged phosphorus cation R₄P⁺
Forms of phosphonium
| plural | phosphoniums |
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Origin of phosphonium
From phosph- + -onium.
Words formed from phosphonium
- phosphonium iodide
- tetraphenylphosphonium
Words that rhyme with phosphonium
- pandemonium
- plutonium
- harmonium
- meconium
- onium
- polonium
- stramonium
- -curonium
- balonium
- decamethonium
- diazonium
- euphonium
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Questions about phosphonium
- What does phosphonium mean?
- Phosphonium means the tetravalent positively-charged phosphorus cation R₄P⁺.
- What part of speech is phosphonium?
- Phosphonium is a noun.
- What is the plural of phosphonium?
- The plural of phosphonium is phosphoniums.
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