ammonium : Idioms & Phrases
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ammonium alum
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noun a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum
ammonia alum; alum.
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ammonium carbamate
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noun a salt of carbamic acid that is used as a nitrogen fertilizer
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ammonium carbonate
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noun a carbonate of ammonium; used in the manufacture of smelling salts and baking powder and ammonium compounds
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ammonium chloride
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noun a white salt used in dry cells
sal ammoniac.
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ammonium hydroxide
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noun a water solution of ammonia
ammonia water; ammonia.
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ammonium ion
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noun the ion NH4 derived from ammonia; behaves in many respects like an alkali metal ion
ammonium.
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ammonium nitrate
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noun used as an explosive and fertilizer and rocket propellant
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Chloride of ammonium
- sal ammoniac.
Webster 1913
quaternary ammonium compound
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noun a compound derived from ammonium with hydrogen atoms replaced by organic groups; used as surface-active agents, disinfectants, and in drugs