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quaternation

quaternation noun: the conversion of an amine into a quaternary ammonium compound.

Noun

quaternation (countable and uncountable, plural quaternations)

  1. The conversion of an amine into a quaternary ammonium compound.

Forms of quaternation

pluralquaternations

Origin of quaternation

From quaternary + -ation.

Questions about quaternation

What does quaternation mean?
Quaternation means the conversion of an amine into a quaternary ammonium compound.
What part of speech is quaternation?
Quaternation is a noun.
What is the plural of quaternation?
The plural of quaternation is quaternations.

Words near quaternation in the dictionary

  1. quaternary structure
  2. quaternary structures
  3. quaternary twin
  4. quaternary twins
  5. quaternate
  6. quaternation
  7. quaternations
  8. quaternion
  9. quaternion algebra
  10. quaternion algebras
  11. quaternionic

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