ammonium (redirected from ammonium carbonate, ammonium chloride)

am·mo·ni·um  (-mn-m)

n.

The univalent chemical ion NH₄+, derived from ammonia, whose compounds chemically resemble the alkali metals.

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[ammon(ia) + -ium.]

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ammonium

Adjective

Chem of or containing the chemical group NH₄- or the ion NH₄⁺

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ammonium  (-mn-m)

A positively charged ion, NH₄, derived from ammonia and found in a wide variety of organic and inorganic compounds. Compounds of ammonium chemically resemble the alkali metals.

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Noun

1.

ammonium - the ion NH4 derived from ammonia; behaves in many respects like an alkali metal ion ammonium ion ammonia - a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3)