Quaternation
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Quaternation is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) The conversion of an amine into a quaternary ammonium compound.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) The conversion of an amine into a quaternary ammonium compound.
Word Forms
- quaternations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include quaternarization, quat, quaternium, quaternary, tetrahexylammonium, tetraethylammonium.
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