Meanings
nounazamethonium (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineThe cation ethyl-[2-[2-[ethyl(dimethyl)azaniumyl]ethyl-methylamino]ethyl]-dimethylazanium.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
- Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
- Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
- Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
- Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
- Frenchazote
- Englishazote
- Englishaza-
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
- Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
- Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- GermanMethy
- Englishmethyl
- New Latinammōnium
- Englishammonium
- Englishonium
- Englishazamethonium
From aza- + meth(yl) + -onium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).
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APA
azamethonium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azamethonium
MLA
“azamethonium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azamethonium. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “azamethonium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azamethonium.
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