alkylammonium

noun

al·​kyl·​am·​mo·​ni·​um ¦al-kə-lə-¦mō-nē-əm 

-nyəm

plural alkylammoniums

: a compound of one or more alkyl radicals combined with ammonium

The organic-inorganic crystal layers are made up of a two-dimensional network of corner-sharing octahedra self-organized quantum wells and layers of alkylammonium chains.

—Sunny Bains, Electronic Engineering Times, 19 Mar. 2001

Word History

Etymology

alkyl entry 1 + ammonium

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

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