Where does “cinchoninium” come from?

cinchoninium (English) comes from English cinchonine — An alkaloid, obtained from the bark of cinchona...

cinchoninium (English): The cation formed by protonation of cinchonine

Definitions

  1. The cation formed by protonation of cinchonine

Ancestry of “cinchoninium”, step by step

cinchoninium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cinchonine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcinchonineAn alkaloid, obtained from the bark of cinchona...

via English ium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishium
Every word from English cinchonine
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