oxonium compound

[ ok-soh-nee-uhm ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a salt formed by the reaction of an acid with an organic compound containing a basic oxygen atom.

oxonium compound

/ ɒkˈsəʊnɪəm /

noun

1. chem any of a class of salts derived from certain organic ethers or alcohols by adding a proton to the oxygen atom and thus producing a positive ion ( oxonium ion )

Word History and Origins

Origin of oxonium compound¹

ox- + New Latin -onium (abstracted from ammonium )