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| the condition existing when a chemical reaction and its reverse reaction proceed at equal rates |
| with all water removed, especially water of crystallization |
| ammonium carbonate | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an unstable pungent soluble white powder that is a double salt of ammonium bicarbonate and ammonium carbamate: used in the manufacture of baking powder, smelling salts, and ammonium compounds. Formula: (NH4)HCO3.(NH4)CO2NH2 |
| 2. | an unstable substance that is produced by treating this compound with ammonia. Formula: (NH4)2CO3 |
ammonium carbonate n.
A carbonate of ammonium.
The double salt of ammonium bicarbonate and ammonium carbamate, produced commercially and used in powder form in smelling salts.