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am·mo·ni·um
(ə-mō′nē-əm)n.
The univalent chemical ion NH4+, derived from ammonia, whose compounds chemically resemble the alkali metals.
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ammonium
(əˈməʊnɪəm; -njəm)n
(Chemistry) (modifier) of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group NH4– or the ion NH4+: ammonium compounds.
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am•mo•ni•um
(əˈmoʊ ni əm)n.
the univalent ion, NH4 + , or group, NH4, which plays the part of a metal in the salt formed when ammonia reacts with an acid.
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am·mo·ni·um
(ə-mō′nē-əm) A positively charged ion, NH4, derived from ammonia and found in a wide variety of organic and inorganic compounds.
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| Noun | 1. | ammonium - the ion NH4 derived from ammonia; behaves in many respects like an alkali metal ion ammonia - a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3) |
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ammonium
n amonio; — carbonate carbonato de amonio, carbonato amónico (esp. Esp)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.