Etymograph

English

quaternarization

From quaternary + -ization.

Formed from quaternary + -ization

Latin quaternī

Latin quaternārius ‘containing or consisting of four’

English quaternary

Today it means

noun Any reaction in which a tertiary amine is converted to a quaternary ammonium compound

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Sources: Wiktionary, “quaternarization”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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