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tetraphenylphosphonium

tetraphenylphosphonium noun: the univalent cation formally derived from phosphonium by replacing each hydrogen atom with a phenyl group.

Noun

tetraphenylphosphonium (plural tetraphenylphosphoniums)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The univalent cation formally derived from phosphonium by replacing each hydrogen atom with a phenyl group.

Forms of tetraphenylphosphonium

pluraltetraphenylphosphoniums

Origin of tetraphenylphosphonium

From tetra- + phenyl + phosphonium.

Questions about tetraphenylphosphonium

What does tetraphenylphosphonium mean?
Tetraphenylphosphonium means the univalent cation formally derived from phosphonium by replacing each hydrogen atom with a phenyl group.
What part of speech is tetraphenylphosphonium?
Tetraphenylphosphonium is a noun.
What is the plural of tetraphenylphosphonium?
The plural of tetraphenylphosphonium is tetraphenylphosphoniums.

Words near tetraphenylphosphonium in the dictionary

  1. tetraphenylenes
  2. tetraphenylethylene
  3. tetraphenylethylenes
  4. tetraphenylmethane
  5. tetraphenylmethanes
  6. tetraphenylphosphonium
  7. tetraphenylphosphoniums
  8. tetraphenylporphyrin
  9. tetraphenyls
  10. tetraphenylsilane
  11. tetraphid

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