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nounSynonym of decamethonium bromide.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
- Proto-Hellenic*dékə
- Ancient Greekδέκᾰ (dékă)
- Ancient Greekδεκάς (dekás)
- Late Latindecas
- Frenchdéca-
- Englishdeca-
- Frenchméthylène
- Englishmeth(ylene)
- New Latinammōnium
- Englishammonium
- Englishonium
- Englishdecamethonium
From deca- + meth(ylene) + -onium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).
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decamethonium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decamethonium
“decamethonium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decamethonium. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decamethonium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decamethonium.
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