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ammoniation

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am⋅mo⋅ni⋅ate

  [uh-moh-nee-eyt] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing, noun Chemistry
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–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.
Origin:
1835–45; ammoni(a) + -ate 1 (def. 1), -ate 2 (def. 2)

Related forms:
am⋅mo⋅ni⋅a⋅tion, noun
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am·mo·ni·ate   (ə-mō'nē-āt')   
tr.v.   am·mo·ni·at·ed, am·mo·ni·at·ing, am·mo·ni·ates
To treat or combine with ammonia.
n.  A compound that contains ammonia.
am·mo'ni·a'tion n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: am·mo·ni·ate
Pronunciation: &-'mO-nE-"At
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed;-at·ing
1 : to combine or impregnate with ammonia or an ammonium compound
2 : to subject to ammonification —am·mo·ni·a·tion /-"mO-nE-'A-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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