Definitions for ammonium

ammonium am·mo·ni·um

Spelling: [uh-moh-nee-uh m]
IPA: /əˈmoʊ ni əm/

Ammonium is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 114 anagrams from letters in ammonium (aimmmnou).

Definitions for ammonium

noun

  1. the univalent ion, NH 4+ , or group, NH 4 , which plays the part of a metal in the salt formed when ammonia reacts with an acid.

Origin of ammonium

New Latin; see ammonia, -ium; coined by J. J. Berzelius in 1808

Examples for ammonium

It's been a case of ammonium bromide and milk diet ever since his condemnation.

The solution may be regarded as containing the ammonium cellulose xanthate.

I am under the influence of twenty-five grains of ammonium bromide.

On account of the formation of an ammonium salt in the reaction.

Do not mistake the fumes of the acid for those of ammonium chlorid.

Add an excess of ammonia, then a drop or two of ammonium sulfid.

ammonium nitrate is extremely common, and pretty dangerous, and also extremely useful.

An aqueous solution in the cold is not precipitated by oxalate of ammonium.

This can be converted into indigo 866 by reduction with ammonium sulphide.

Molybdate of ammonium is the salt principally used in dyeing.

Word Value for ammonium
Scrable

14

Words with friends

19

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