quaternary ammonium

English

Noun

quaternary ammonium (countable and uncountable, plural quaternary ammoniums)

1. (chemistry) An ammonium group in which each hydrogen has been replaced by an alkyl or aryl group

Synonyms

• quat
• quaternary amine
• quaternium

Hypernyms

• cationic detergent

Hyponyms

• tetraalkylammonium
• polyquaternium
• cetyltrimethylammonium, cetrimonium
• polyquat
• iminium
• viologen

Derived terms

Derived terms

• quat (“QUAT”)
• quaternium
• quaternary ammonium base
• quaternary ammonium cation (“QAC”)
• quaternary ammonium compound (“QAC”)
• quaternary ammonium halide
• quaternary ammonium salt (“QAS”)