Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oxonium

/ɒkˈsəʊnɪ.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: ox-o-ni-um
IPA: /ɒkˈsəʊnɪ.əm/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any univalent oxygen cation derived from water, the simplest of which is the hydronium ion (H₃O⁺).

Etymology

From ox- + -onium.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɒkˈsəʊnɪ.əm/

Inflected Forms

oxoniums (plural)

Derived Forms

alkyloxonium hydroxonium phenoxonium

Phrases

oxonium ion

Rhymes With

plutonium pandemonium polonium harmonium euphonium meconium pelargonium iconium pancuronium vecuronium hydronium diazonium

Questions

How do you pronounce oxonium?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɒkˈsəʊnɪ.əm/.
What does oxonium mean?: Any univalent oxygen cation derived from water, the simplest of which is the hydronium ion (H₃O⁺).
Where does oxonium come from?: From ox- + -onium.

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