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quaternary ammonium compound

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
qua-ter-nary am-mo-ni-um -com-pound
IPA
51
Scrabble Score
26
Letters
8
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An amine derivative, containing four radicals, of general formula R₁R₂R₃R₄-N⁺X⁻; the radicals may be the same, different, or part of a ring; X is any univalent anion such as OH⁻.

Inflected Forms

quaternary ammonium compounds (plural)

Phrases

quaternary ammonium cation quaternary ammonium ion primary amine secondary amine tertiary amine

Frequently Paired Words

quaternary ammonium cation quaternary ammonium ion primary amine secondary amine tertiary amine

Synonyms

qac quat quaternary amine quaternary ammonium salt

Questions

What does quaternary ammonium compound mean?
An amine derivative, containing four radicals, of general formula R₁R₂R₃R₄-N⁺X⁻; the radicals may be the same, different, or part of a ring; X is any univalent anion such as OH⁻.

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