methonium
/mɛˈθəʊnɪəm/Pharmacology
noun
Any of a class of compounds consisting of a methylene chain with a trimethylammonium group, (CH3)3N+, at each end, some of which are used as ganglionic blocking agents; a salt of such a compound. Chiefly attributive, especially in methonium compound.
- In the names of individual methonium compounds the number of methylene groups in the chain is indicated with a numerical prefix..
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in The Lancet. From -methonium.
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