Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quaternary ammonium

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: qua-ter-nary am-mo-ni-um
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ammonium group in which each hydrogen has been replaced by an alkyl or aryl group

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

quaternary ammoniums (plural)

Derived Forms

quat quaternium

Phrases

quaternary ammonium base quaternary ammonium cation quaternary ammonium compound quaternary ammonium halide quaternary ammonium salt

Synonyms

quat quaternary amine quaternium

Questions

What does quaternary ammonium mean?: An ammonium group in which each hydrogen has been replaced by an alkyl or aryl group

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