quinolinium

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noun

The cation formed by protonation of a quinoline

Scrabble 22

Meanings

nounquinolinium (countable and uncountable, plural quinoliniums)

plural quinoliniums

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe cation formed by protonation of a quinoline

Origin

  1. Englishquinine
  2. Englishquinoline
  3. Englishquinolinium

From quinoline + -ium.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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