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Phrases 26
- ammonium nitrateThe ammonium salt of nitric acid, NH₄NO₃; it is used in fertilizers and explosives (notoriously in improvised explosive devices, though its main importance is as an explosive in its own right and in mixtures such as amatol and ANFO).
- ammonium chlorideA water-soluble salt of ammonia and hydrochloric acid, having the formula NH₄Cl.
- ammonium bicarbonateNH₄HCO₃; a white powder with properties similar to those of ammonium carbonate.
- ammonium carbonateThe ammonium salt of carbonic acid, (NH₄)₂CO₃; a white powder, smelling of ammonia, used in the preparation of smelling salts and baking powder.
- ammonium hydroxideThe ionic base, NH₄⁺OH⁻, obtained by dissolving ammonia in water.
- ammonium bisulfateA white, crystalline solid, (NH₄)HSO₄ produced by the half-neutralization of sulfuric acid by ammonia.
- ammonium sulfateAn inorganic chemical compound, (NH₄)₂SO₄, commonly used as a fertilizer and as a food additive (E517) used as an improving agent.
- ammonium phosphateThe salt of ammonium and phosphate.
- ammonium acetateThe ammonium salt of acetic acid, CH₃CO₂NH₄, that is used as a buffer in standard electrodes
- quaternary ammoniumAn ammonium group in which each hydrogen has been replaced by an alkyl or aryl group
- ammonium sulphateAlternative spelling of ammonium sulfate: An inorganic chemical compound, (NH₄)₂SO₄, commonly used as a fertilizer and as a food additive (E517) used as an improving agent.
- ammonium nitratesplural of ammonium nitrate: The ammonium salt of nitric acid, NH₄NO₃; it is used in fertilizers and explosives (notoriously in improvised explosive devices, though its main importance is as an explosive in its own right and in mixtures …
- ammonium carbamateThe ammonium salt of carbamic acid; it is used as a nitrogen fertilizer, and in the manufacture of urea
- ammonium phosphatidesplural of ammonium phosphatide: Any ammonium salt of a phosphorylated glyceride; normally manufactured from rapeseed oil, it is used as a food additive especially in chocolate.
- ceric ammonium nitrateAn inorganic compound with the formula (NH₄)₂Ce(NO₃)₆.
- ammonium polyvanadateA highly toxic, orange powder that is used in the manufacture of paints, inks and dyes.
- quaternary ammonium compoundAn amine derivative, containing four radicals, of general formula R₁R₂R₃R₄-N⁺X⁻; the radicals may be the same, different, or part of a ring; X is any univalent anion such as OH⁻.
- quaternary ammonium compoundsplural of quaternary ammonium compound: An amine derivative, containing four radicals, of general formula R₁R₂R₃R₄-N⁺X⁻; the radicals may be the same, different, or part of a ring; X is any univalent anion such as OH⁻.
- ferric ammonium citratea mixed salt of citric acid with iron and ammonia, Fe(NH₄)₃(C₆H₅O₇)₂; used to treat anemia, and in the manufacture of blueprint paper
- ammonium carbamatesplural of ammonium carbamate: The ammonium salt of carbamic acid; it is used as a nitrogen fertilizer, and in the manufacture of urea
- ammonium imineAn amine imide.
- ammonium laureth sulfateA compound formed by the ethoxylation of ammonium lauryl sulfate, having properties similar to sodium laureth sulfate.
- ammonium iminesplural of ammonium imine: An amine imide.
- ammonium phosphatideAny ammonium salt of a phosphorylated glyceride; normally manufactured from rapeseed oil, it is used as a food additive especially in chocolate.
- ammonium ylideAny dipolar organic compound of general formula R₃N⁺-C⁻R₂
Compound words 34
- tetraethylammoniumA quaternary ammonium ion (C₂H₅)₄N⁺ containing four ethyl groups.
- ammonitrateA nitrogen fertilizer based on ammonium nitrate.
- cuproammoniumThe cation Cu(NH₃)₄²⁺ formed by adding ammonia to copper salts: A complex of four molecules of ammonia surrounding a copper ion.
- amvisAn explosive consisting of ammonium nitrate, a derivative of nitrobenzene, chlorated naphthalene, and woodmeal.
- diazoniumany univalent cation, of general formula R-N₂⁺; diazonium salts are used to manufacture azo dyes, and take part in the Sandmeyer reaction
- mercurammoniumThe cation Hg(NH₄)₂⁴⁺
- oxoammoniumAny of a class of cations of general formula RR^'N⁺=O
- quaterniumA quaternary ammonium functional group
- tricyclohexylammoniumThe cation formed by replacing three hydrogen atoms of an ammonium cation with cyclohexyl groups
- ammonianContaining ammonium cations.