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hydroxonium ion

British

/ ˌhaɪdrɒkˈsəʊnɪəm /

noun

Also called: hydronium ion. a positive ion, H 3 O ⁺ , formed by the attachment of a proton to a water molecule: occurs in solutions of acids and behaves like a hydrogen ion

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