ammoniate

[uh-moh-nee-eyt]

am·mo·ni·ate

[uh-moh-nee-eyt] verb, am·mo·ni·at·ed, am·mo·ni·at·ing, noun Chemistry
verb (used with object)
1.
to treat or cause to unite with ammonia.
noun
2.
Also, ammonate. a compound formed by adding ammonia in stoichiometric proportions to another compound, as CaCl2⋅8NH3 or CuSO4⋅4NH3.

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Ammoniate is always a great word to know.
So is anhydrous. Does it mean:
a colorless, flammable gas, C4H10, a saturated aliphatic existing in two isometric forms: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber and as fuel
with all water removed, especially water of crystallization

Origin:
1835–45; ammoni(a) + -ate1 (def. 1), -ate2 (def. 2)

am·mo·ni·a·tion, noun
un·am·mo·ni·at·ed, adjective
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ammoniate (əˈməʊnɪˌeɪt)
 
vb
1.  to unite or treat with ammonia
 
n
2.  another name for ammine
 
ammoni'ation
 
n

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