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onium

Noun

Meaning

(chemistry) any cation derived by the addition of a proton to the hydride of any element of the nitrogen, chalcogen or halogen families

(chemistry) any organic derivative of these compounds


onium (plural onia)

(physics) the bound pair of a particle and its antiparticle

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Examples

However, the production of a muon/antimuon bound state, which is an onium, has been theorized. Source: Internet

Strong acids protonate the oxygen to give "onium ions". Source: Internet

The suffix "-onium" is mostly used for bound states of a particle with its own antiparticle. Source: Internet

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