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Sulfonium is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Sulfonium in a sentence

Sulfonium meaning

  1. the univalent H₃S⁺ cation, derived from sulfane
  2. any derivative of this cation in which one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by organic radicals

Using Sulfonium

  • The main meaning on this page is: the univalent H₃S⁺ cation, derived from sulfane | any derivative of this cation in which one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by organic radicals

Context around Sulfonium

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

cyclic 1×

Often after:

ion 1× cation 1×

Sentence patterns with Sulfonium

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a cyclic sulfonium ion 1× it a sulfonium cation i 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

mechanism of cellular 1× sam is composed 1×

Common sentence endings:

and positive charge 1× cyclic sulfonium ion 1×

Words around Sulfonium

Just before it in the word index:

sulfonic 3 sulfonated 3 sulfonate 2 sulfolobus 2 sulfites 7 sulfite 7

Just after it in the word index:

sulfonylureas 3 sulfophilic 2 sulforaphane 2 sulfoxaflor 2 sulfoxide 4 sulfoxides 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Sulfonium

  • In this selection, "sulfonium" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, cyclic, ion and cation stand out and add context to how "sulfonium" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a cyclic sulfonium ion and it a sulfonium cation i. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sulfonium" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sulfonium

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Mechanism of cellular toxicity The compound readily eliminates a chloride ion by intramolecular nucleophilic substitution to form a cyclic sulfonium ion. (21 words)

SAM is composed of an adenosyl molecule (via 5' carbon) attached to the sulfur of methionine, therefore making it a sulfonium cation (i.e. three substituents and positive charge). (29 words)

Longer example sentences

SAM is composed of an adenosyl molecule (via 5' carbon) attached to the sulfur of methionine, therefore making it a sulfonium cation (i.e. three substituents and positive charge). (29 words)

Mechanism of cellular toxicity The compound readily eliminates a chloride ion by intramolecular nucleophilic substitution to form a cyclic sulfonium ion. (21 words)

Example sentences (2)

Mechanism of cellular toxicity The compound readily eliminates a chloride ion by intramolecular nucleophilic substitution to form a cyclic sulfonium ion.

SAM is composed of an adenosyl molecule (via 5' carbon) attached to the sulfur of methionine, therefore making it a sulfonium cation (i.e. three substituents and positive charge).

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How do you use "sulfonium" in a sentence?
An example: "Mechanism of cellular toxicity The compound readily eliminates a chloride ion by intramolecular nucleophilic substitution to form a cyclic sulfonium ion." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "sulfonium" from authentic English texts.
What does "sulfonium" mean?
Sulfonium means: the univalent H₃S⁺ cation, derived from sulfane
How many example sentences with "sulfonium" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "sulfonium", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.