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Definition of Oxonium
1. Noun. (inorganic chemistry) Any univalent oxygen cation derived from water, the simplest of which is the hydronium ion (H3O+). ¹
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Definition of Oxonium
1. a certain grouping of oxygen and hydrogen atoms [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxonium
Literary usage of Oxonium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text-book of Organic Chemistry by Arnold Frederik. Holleman (1920)
"These compounds have been named oxonium salts, on account of their analogy to the
... The power of forming oxonium salts does not seem to be limited to ..."
2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1915)
"oxonium salts. The formation of oxonium salts need not be considered to be connected
... The readiness of formation of the oxonium salt often parallels the ..."
3. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"In other words, in indifferent solvents the solid, dark oxonium salts are almost
completely "hydrolyzed" to the true open ..."