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argonium en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ργός (ārgós) Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbonbf. English -on English argon New Latin ammōniumbor. English ammonium English onium English -onium English argonium From argon + -onium.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A cation (ArH⁺) formed by protonation of an argon atom
   • Our results demonstrate the suitability of argonium as a tracer of the almost purely atomic, diffuse ISM in high-redshift sources. 2015, Holger S.P. Müller, Sébastien Muller, Peter Schilke, Edwin A. Bergin, John H. Black, Maryvonne Gerin, Dariusz C. Lis, David A. Neufeld, Sümeyye Suri, “Detection of extragalactic argonium, ArH⁺, toward PKS~1830-211”, in arXiv:

Relateds

helonium

Synonyms

monohydrogen monoargide · hydrogen argide · monoargon monohydride · argon hydride · hydrogen argonide · hydridoargon · monohydrogen monoargonide