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hydroxonium ion

British  
/ ˌhaɪdrɒkˈsəʊnɪəm /

noun

  1. 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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