trimethylphenylammonium

noun

the quaternary ammonium cation (CH₃)₃(C₆H₅)N⁺

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Meanings

nountrimethylphenylammonium (countable and uncountable, plural trimethylphenylammoniums)

plural trimethylphenylammoniums

  1. countableuncountablechemistrythe quaternary ammonium cation (CH₃)₃(C₆H₅)N⁺

Origin

From tri- + methyl + phenyl + ammonium.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

phenyltrimethylammonium
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APA

trimethylphenylammonium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trimethylphenylammonium

MLA

“trimethylphenylammonium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trimethylphenylammonium. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trimethylphenylammonium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trimethylphenylammonium.

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