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AMMONIUM

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am⋅mo⋅ni⋅um

[uh-moh-nee-uhm]
–noun Chemistry.
the univalent ion, NH4 +, or group, NH4, which plays the part of a metal in the salt formed when ammonia reacts with an acid.

Origin:
< NL; see ammonia, -ium; coined by J. J. Berzelius in 1808
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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.

[ammon(ia) + -ium.]
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Main Entry: am·mo·ni·um
Pronunciation: &-'mO-nE-&m
Function: noun
: an ion NH4+derived from ammonia bycombination with a hydrogen ion and known in organic compounds (as quaternary ammonium compounds) and in compounds (as salts) that resemble in properties the compounds of the alkali metals
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ammonium am·mo·ni·um (ə-mō'nē-əm)
n.
The univalent radical NH4+, that is derived from ammonia and that reacts as a univalent metal in forming ammonium compounds.

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