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Definition of "sulfonium" [sulfonium]

  • A positive ion or univalent radical containing trivalent sulfur, such as H3S. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "sulfonium" in a sentence
  • "Under physiological conditions, however, the sulfonium ion can spontaneously racemize to the R form, producing"
  • "AdoMet can exist in two diastereoisomeric states with respect to its sulfonium ion."
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