diethylammonium

D2I1E1T1H4Y4L1A1M3M3O1N1I1U1M3

noun

The quaternary ammonium cation (CH₃-CH₂)₂NH₂⁺

Scrabble 28

Meanings

noundiethylammonium (countable and uncountable, plural diethylammoniums)

plural diethylammoniums

  1. countableespeciallyin compoundsuncountablechemistryThe quaternary ammonium cation (CH₃-CH₂)₂NH₂⁺

    Dobesilate was administered as a 12.5 % solution of diethylammonium 2.5-dihydroxybencenesulfonate (etamsylate, Dicynone® Sanofi-Aventis.

    2015 September 8, Pedro Cuevas et al., “Dramatic resolution of vitreous hemorrhage after an intravitreal injection of dobesilate”, in Military Medical Research, volume 2, →DOI
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