Ammoniacal fermentation Meaning, Definition & Usage
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- the conversion of the urea of the urine into ammonium carbonate, through the growth of the special urea ferment.
CON2H4 + 2H2O = (NH4)2CO3 Urea. Water. Ammonium carbonate. Whenever urine is exposed to the air in open vessels for several days it undergoes this alkaline fermentation.