ammonium
IPA: ʌmˈoʊniʌm
noun
- (inorganic chemistry) The univalent NH₄⁺ cation, derived by the protonation of ammonia
- (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any similar cation formed by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms with alkyl or aryl radicals
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Examples of "ammonium" in Sentences
- It is the ammonium salt of lactic acid.
- A suitable ammonium salt is ammonium acetate.
- According to the page on Ammonium Chloride, it does not sublimate.
- The root of the explosion was in a building containing ammonium nitrate.
- The cations are zinc ammonium or copper ammonium and zinc ammonium ions.
- The anode and the pot were then immersed in an ammonium chloride solution.
- Doxacurium is a muscle relaxant in the quaternary ammonium compound family.
- I think only the confusion is in the melting point of ethyl ammonium nitrate.
- Hydrolysis is of the amino group of glutamine yielding glutamate and ammonium.
- The method results in the production of an aqueous solution of ammonium nitrate.
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