phosphonium

[ fos-foh-nee-uh m ]
/ fɒsˈfoʊ ni əm /

noun Chemistry.

the positively charged group PH4+.

Origin of phosphonium

First recorded in 1865–70; phosph(orus) + (amm)onium

Words nearby phosphonium

phospholipid, phospholipid bilayer, phosphomutase, phosphonecrosis, phosphonic acid, phosphonium, phosphonium iodide, phosphoprotein, phosphor, phosphor bronze, phosphor-