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quaternium

UK/kwəˈtɜː.ni.əm/US/kwəˈtɝ.ni.əm/

quaternium noun: a quaternary ammonium functional group.

Noun

quaternium (plural quaterniums)

  1. A quaternary ammonium functional group
  2. A quaternary ammonium cation
  3. A quaternary ammonium compound

Synonyms of quaternium

Forms of quaternium

pluralquaterniums

Origin of quaternium

Blend of quaternary + ammonium. From quaternary ammonium.

Words formed from quaternium

Questions about quaternium

What does quaternium mean?
Quaternium means a quaternary ammonium functional group.
What part of speech is quaternium?
Quaternium is a noun.
How do you pronounce quaternium?
Quaternium is pronounced /kwəˈtɜː.ni.əm/ (UK).
What is the plural of quaternium?
The plural of quaternium is quaterniums.

Words near quaternium in the dictionary

  1. quaternises
  2. quaternising
  3. quaternitarian
  4. quaternities
  5. quaternity
  6. quaternium
  7. quaterniums
  8. quaternization
  9. quaternizations
  10. quaternize
  11. quaternized

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