decamethonium

D2E1C3A1M3E1T1H4O1N1I1U1M3
US/ˌdɛk.ə.məˈθoʊ.ni.əm/

noun

Synonym of decamethonium bromide.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

noundecamethonium (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineSynonym of decamethonium bromide.

    Synonyms: decamethonium bromide

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of decamethonium bromide.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*dékə
  3. Ancient Greekδέκᾰ (dékă)
  4. Ancient Greekδεκάς (dekás)
  5. Late Latindecas
  6. Frenchdéca-
  7. Englishdeca-
  8. Frenchméthylène
  9. Englishmeth(ylene)
  10. New Latinammōnium
  11. Englishammonium
  12. Englishonium
  13. Englishdecamethonium

From deca- + meth(ylene) + -onium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

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APA

decamethonium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decamethonium

MLA

“decamethonium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decamethonium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decamethonium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decamethonium.

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