Etymology

aminium

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Today it means: Any cation formed by protonating an amine Full definition →

English amine ← Latin ammoniacus ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
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  1. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  2. LatinAmmōn
  3. Latinammoniacus
  4. Englishammonia
  5. Englishamine
  6. English todayaminium

From amine + -ium.

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