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xanthylium

xanthylium noun: the aromatic cation composed of two benzene rings fused to one of pyrylium.

Noun

xanthylium (countable and uncountable, plural xanthyliums)

  1. The aromatic cation composed of two benzene rings fused to one of pyrylium

Forms of xanthylium

pluralxanthyliums

Origin of xanthylium

From xanthyl + -ium.

Questions about xanthylium

What does xanthylium mean?
Xanthylium means the aromatic cation composed of two benzene rings fused to one of pyrylium.
What part of speech is xanthylium?
Xanthylium is a noun.
What is the plural of xanthylium?
The plural of xanthylium is xanthyliums.

Words near xanthylium in the dictionary

  1. xanthuria
  2. xanthydrol
  3. xanthyl
  4. xanthyletin
  5. xanthylic
  6. xanthylium
  7. xanthyliums
  8. xantifibrate
  9. xantinol nicotinate
  10. Xantippe
  11. Xantippes

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