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carbonium
carbonium
English
Noun
carbonium (plural carboniums)
- (dated, chemistry) A deprecated name for any of several organic cations; carbocation or carbenium
Latin
Etymology
Derived from carbō, carbōnis (“charcoal, coal”) + -ium (chemical element suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /karˈboː.ni.um/, [karˈboː.ni.ũ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /karˈbo.ni.um/, [karˈboː.ni.um]
Noun
carbōnium n (genitive carbōniī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | carbōnium | carbōnia |
| genitive | carbōniī | carbōniōrum |
| dative | carbōniō | carbōniīs |
| accusative | carbōnium | carbōnia |
| ablative | carbōniō | carbōniīs |
| vocative | carbōnium | carbōnia |
Related terms
Descendants
- Italian: carbonio