Ammonium

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The univalent chemical ion NH4+, derived from ammonia, whose compounds chemically resemble the alkali metals.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The univalent NH4+ cation, derived by the protonation of ammonia.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A compound radical, NH4, having the chemical relations of a strongly basic element like the alkali metals.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A name given to the hypothetical base (NH4) of ammonia, analogous to a metal, as potassium. .
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the ion NH4 derived from ammonia; behaves in many respects like an alkali metal ion
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    potassium    barium    lithium    sulfate    chlorate    manganese    ferric    zinc    ethyl    cadmium