-onium

Chemistry.

a suffix used in the names of complex cations: oxonium.

Nearby words

-oma, -ome, -on, -one, -onic, -onium, -ont, -onym, -oon, -opia, -opsia

Origin of -onium

extracted from ammonium

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Medicine definitions for -onium

-onium

suff.

Containing a positively charged radical:carbonium.

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