carbonium

English

Noun

carbonium (plural carboniums)

  1. (dated, deprecated) Any of several organic cations; carbocation or carbenium.

Derived terms

Latin

Chemical element
C
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Etymology

Derived from carbō, carbōnis (charcoal, coal) +‎ -ium (chemical element suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

carbōnium n (genitive carbōniī); second declension

  1. (New Latin) carbon

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative carbōnium carbōnia
genitive carbōniī carbōniōrum
dative carbōniō carbōniīs
accusative carbōnium carbōnia
ablative carbōniō carbōniīs
vocative carbōnium carbōnia

Descendants

  • Catalan: carboni
  • Italian: carbonio