Meanings
nounargonium (uncountable)
- uncountableA cation (ArH⁺) formed by protonation of an argon atom
Our results demonstrate the suitability of argonium as a tracer of the almost purely atomic, diffuse ISM in high-redshift sources.
2015, Holger S.P. Müller, Sébastien Muller, Peter Schilke, Edwin A. Bergin, John H. Black, Maryvonne Gerin, Dariusz C. Lis, David A. Neufeld, Sümeyye Suri, “Detection of extragalactic argonium, ArH⁺, toward PKS~1830-211”, in arXivSynonyms: argon hydride, hydridoargon, hydrogen argide, hydrogen argonide, monoargon monohydride, monohydrogen monoargide, monohydrogen monoargonide
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA cation (ArH⁺) formed by protonation of an argon atom
Similar
argon hydridehydridoargonhydrogen argidehydrogen argonidemonoargon monohydridemonohydrogen monoargidemonohydrogen monoargonide
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*wérǵom
- Proto-Hellenic*wérgon
- Ancient Greekἔργον (érgon)
- Ancient Greekᾱ̓ργός (ārgós)
- Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
- Latincarbōnem
- Frenchcarbone
- Englishcarbonbf.
- Englishargon
- New Latinammōnium
- Englishammonium
- Englishonium
- Englishargonium
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APA
argonium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argonium
MLA
“argonium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argonium. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “argonium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argonium.
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