carbamidinium
nounUK /ˌkɑːbəˈmɪdɪniəm/
US /ˌkɑːrbəˈmɪdɪniəm/
A tiny charged piece of a chemical that has one carbon atom and three nitrogen atoms.
The chemist studied how carbamidinium forms in the reaction mixture.
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2. The protonated form of carbamidine, important in organic synthesis.
Carbamidinium salts are often used as building blocks in the lab.
3. A positively charged ion derived from guanidine by adding a proton.
The crystal structure revealed a carbamidinium ion paired with chloride.
4. A nitrogen-rich cation found in some biological molecules.
Researchers detected carbamidinium in the mass spectrum of the sample.