Talk:Tetraethylammonium

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 Definition Quaternary ammonium cation consisting of four ethyl groups attached to a central nitrogen atom, which acts as a potassium-selective ion channel blocker. [d] [e]
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I believe that the usual English spelling of this word would be "tetraethylammonium" (replacing the a-umlaut with an "e" and eliminating the hyphen). But I am not a chemist, so perhaps a Chemistry or Biology editor could weigh in on this? Bruce M.Tindall 23:50, 8 February 2009 (UTC)