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ammonium carbonate

am·mo·ni·um car·bon·ate
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-moh-nee-uh m noun kahr-buh-neyt, -nit]
    • /əˈmoʊ ni əm noun ˈkɑr bəˌneɪt, -nɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-moh-nee-uh m noun kahr-buh-neyt, -nit]
    • /əˈmoʊ ni əm noun ˈkɑr bəˌneɪt, -nɪt/

Definitions of ammonium carbonate words

  • noun ammonium carbonate 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 3
  • noun ammonium carbonate an unstable substance that is produced by treating this compound with ammonia. Formula: (NH4)2CO3 3
  • noun ammonium carbonate a water-soluble mixture of ammonium bicarbonate and ammonium carbamate, occurring either as a white powder or in colorless, hard, crystalline masses: used chiefly in the manufacture of smelling salts and baking powder. 1
  • noun ammonium carbonate (inorganic chemistry) The ammonium salt of carbonic acid, (NH4)2CO3; a white powder, smelling of ammonia, used in the preparation of smelling salts and baking powder. 0
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Origin of ammonium carbonate

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Ammonium carbonate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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ammonium carbonate popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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Synonyms for ammonium carbonate

noun ammonium carbonate

  • methedrine — Methamphetamine.
  • hartshorn — the antler of a hart, formerly used as a source of ammonia.
  • sal volatile — an aromatic alcoholic solution of ammonium carbonate, the chief ingredient in smelling salts.
  • salts — Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.
All 5 Synonyms of ammonium carbonate

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