Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A univalent cation containing trivalent sulfur, such as H3S+.
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- noun chemistry the
univalent H3S+cation , derived fromsulfane
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[sulf(o)– + (amm)onium.]
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Examples
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Under physiological conditions, however, the sulfonium ion can spontaneously racemize to the R form, producing
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AdoMet can exist in two diastereoisomeric states with respect to its sulfonium ion.
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