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oxonium compound [ ok-soh -nee-uh m ] SHOW IPA
/ ɒkˈsoʊ ni əm / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun Chemistry .
a salt formed by the reaction of an acid with an organic compound containing a basic oxygen atom.
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Origin of oxonium compound ox- + New Latin
-onium (abstracted from
ammonium )
Words nearby oxonium compound Oxo ,
oxo acid ,
Oxon ,
Oxon Hill ,
Oxonian ,
oxonium compound ,
oxo process ,
oxpecker ,
oxtail ,
oxter ,
oxtongue
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British Dictionary definitions for oxonium compound
noun
chem any of a class of salts derived from certain organic ethers or alcohols by adding a proton to the oxygen atom and thus producing a positive ion (oxonium ion )
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