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tropylium

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The delocalized carbenium ion cycloheptatrienylium, C7H7+, derived from cycloheptatriene, or any of its derivatives.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English tropane Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English tropine Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English tropylium From tropine + -yl + -ium.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 䓬 (coek3) — organic compound
  • Chinese Mandarin: 䓬 (zhuó) — organic compound
  • Japanese: トロピリウム (toropiriumu) — organic compound
  • Korean: 트로필륨 (teuropillyum) — organic compound