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Noun: phosphonium  fós'fow-nee-um
  1. The positively charged polyatomic ion PH4+, analogous to ammonium (NH4+)
    "Phosphonium salts have applications in organic synthesis and as phase-transfer catalysts"

Derived forms: phosphoniums

Encyclopedia: Phosphonium