ammonium : Idioms & Phrases


ammonium alum

  • noun a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum
    ammonia alum; alum.
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ammonium carbamate

  • noun a salt of carbamic acid that is used as a nitrogen fertilizer
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ammonium carbonate

  • noun a carbonate of ammonium; used in the manufacture of smelling salts and baking powder and ammonium compounds
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ammonium chloride

  • noun a white salt used in dry cells
    sal ammoniac.
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ammonium hydroxide

  • noun a water solution of ammonia
    ammonia water; ammonia.
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ammonium ion

  • noun the ion NH4 derived from ammonia; behaves in many respects like an alkali metal ion
    ammonium.
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ammonium nitrate

  • noun used as an explosive and fertilizer and rocket propellant
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Chloride of ammonium

  • sal ammoniac.
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quaternary ammonium compound

  • noun a compound derived from ammonium with hydrogen atoms replaced by organic groups; used as surface-active agents, disinfectants, and in drugs
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