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sulfonium definition

sul·fo·nium (sul fō′nē əm)

noun

a monovalent radical containing three alkyl radicals and one atom of sulfur, as the triethyl sulfonium radical (CH)S

Etymology: ModL: see sulfo- & -onium

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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