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onium compound
/ ˈəʊnɪəm /
noun
- chem any salt in which the positive ion ( onium ion ) is formed by the attachment of a proton to a neutral compound, as in ammonium, oxonium, and sulphonium compounds
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Origin of onium compound1
C20: from ( amm ) onium
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