onium compound
onium salt
/ (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
Word Origin for onium compound
C20: from (
amm)
onium
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