onium

onium
oni·um 'ō-nē-əm adj being or characterized by a usu. complex cation <\onium salts>

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oni·um (oґne-əm) a term applied to a cation in which nitrogen has its maximum covalency, as in the ammonium ion NH4+. The compounds include betaines, cholines, and amine oxides.

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