tropylium

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noun

The delocalized carbenium ion cycloheptatrienylium, C₇H₇⁺, derived from cycloheptatriene, or any of its derivatives.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nountropylium (usually uncountable, plural tropyliums)

plural tropyliums

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryThe delocalized carbenium ion cycloheptatrienylium, C₇H₇⁺, derived from cycloheptatriene, or any of its derivatives.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Englishtropane
  2. Englishtropine
  3. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  5. Englishtropylium

From tropine + -yl + -ium.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 䓬
  • 䓬 (coek³)organic compound
Chinese Mandarin 䓬
  • 䓬 (zhuó)organic compound
Japanese トロピリウム
  • トロピリウム (toropiriumu)organic compound
Korean 트로필륨
  • 트로필륨 (teuropillyum)organic compound
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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