#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ RANDOM

Definitions for onium compounds

ADVERTISEMENT

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Onium Compounds

    Ions with the suffix -onium, indicating cations with coordination number 4 of the type RxA+ which are analogous to QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS (H4N+). Ions include phosphonium R4P+, oxonium R3O+, sulfonium R3S+, chloronium R2Cl+

Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"onium compounds." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/onium compounds>.

The Web's Largest Resource for

Definitions & Translations

A Member Of The STANDS4 Network

Nearby & related entries:

Alternative searches for onium compounds: