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onium en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈoʊniəm/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree New Latin ammōniumbor. English ammonium English onium From ammonium.

Meanings

  1. Any cation derived by the addition of a proton to the hydride of any element of the nitrogen, chalcogen or halogen families.
  2. Any organic derivative of these compounds.

Forms

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oniums Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

hydronium

Hypernyms

ion · cation

Translations (4)

yue 鎓 /𬭩 (cation) · ko 오늄 (cation) · cmn 鎓 /𬭩 (cation) · ja オニウム (cation)

wikidata: Q341409

onium en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɒniəm/ (General-American)
  • /ˈoʊniəm/ (General-American)

Etymology

See Wikipedia at muonium § Nomenclature.

Meanings

  1. The bound pair of a particle and its antiparticle.

Forms

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onia Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

-onium · leptonium

Translations (1)

ja オニウム (bound pair of a particle and its antiparticle)

wikidata: Q279525