sulfonium

noun

sul·fo·ni·um ˌsəl-ˈfō-nē-əm

: a monovalent group or cation SH₃ or derivative SR₃

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from sulf- + -onium

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sulfonium was in 1885

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sulfonic acid

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Medical Definition

sulfonium

noun

sul·fo·ni·um

variants or chiefly British sulphonium

ˌsəl-ˈfō-nē-əm

: a monovalent group or cation SH₃ or derivative SR₃

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