"quaternary compound" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: quaternary compounds [plural]
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  1. (chemistry) A cation consisting of a central positively-charged nitrogen atom with four substituents, especially organic (alkyl and aryl) groups, discounting hydrogen atoms. Wikipedia link: quaternary compound Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-quaternary_compound-en-noun-AOwBPkjS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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