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sulfonium Definition

sul·fo·nium (sul fōnē 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

Browse dictionary entries near sulfonium

  1. sulfonic acid
  2. sulfonic
  3. sulfone
  4. sulfonate
  5. sulfonamide
  6. sulfo-
  7. sulfite
  8. sulfinyl
  9. sulfide
  10. sulfate
  1. sulfonmethane
  2. sulfonyl
  3. sulfonylurea
  4. sulfoxide
  5. sulfur
  6. sulfur-bottom
  7. sulfur dioxide
  8. sulfurate
  9. sulfureous
  10. sulfuret