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oxonium compound

[ ok-soh-nee-uhm ]
/ ɒkˈsoʊ ni əm /

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 acid, oxolinic acid, Oxon, Oxon Hill, Oxonian, oxonium compound, oxo process, oxpecker, oxtail, oxter, oxtongue
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British Dictionary definitions for oxonium compound

oxonium compound

oxonium salt

/ (ɒkˈsəʊnɪəm) /

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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