quaternium
nounUK /kwəˈtɜː.ni.əm/ · US /kwəˈtɝ.ni.əm/
Etymology Blend of quaternary + ammonium. From quaternary ammonium.
1
A quaternary ammonium functional group
2
A quaternary ammonium cation
3
A quaternary ammonium compound
- Synonyms
- quat
- Derived terms
- polyquaternium
- Related terms
- quaternary ammonium, quaternary, ammonium, qac