As nouns the difference between onium and omnium
is that onium is (chemistry) any cation derived by the addition of a proton to the hydride of any element of the nitrogen, chalcogen or halogen families or onium can be (physics) the bound pair of a particle and its antiparticle while omnium is (cycling) a multiple race event in track cycling historically the omnium has had a variety of formats currently it consists of the following six events: flying lap, points race, elimination, individual pursuit, scratch race, and time trial.
onium
English
Noun
(
onium compound)
(
en noun)
(chemistry) any cation derived by the addition of a proton to the hydride of any element of the nitrogen, chalcogen or halogen families
(chemistry) any organic derivative of these compounds
See also
*ammonium
*arsonium
*bismuthonium
*bromonium
*chloronium
*fluoronium
*iodonium
*oxonium
*phosphonium
*selenonium
*stibonium
*sulfonium / sulphonium
*telluronium
Noun
(onium)
(onia)
(physics) the bound pair of a particle and its antiparticle
Derived terms
* -onium, suffix of onia
Related terms
* positronium
* muononium
* tauonium
* toponium
omnium
Noun
(
en noun)
(cycling) A multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. Currently it consists of the following six events: flying lap, points race, elimination, individual pursuit, scratch race, and time trial.
(finance) The aggregate value of the different stocks in which a loan to government is usually funded.
- (rfquotek, M'Culloch)
(
Webster 1913)
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