ammonium chloride

am·mo·ni·um chlo·ride

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-moh-nee-uh m klawr-ahyd, -id, klohr-]
- /əˈmoʊ ni əm ˈklɔr aɪd, -ɪd, ˈkloʊr-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-moh-nee-uh m klawr-ahyd, -id, klohr-]
- /əˈmoʊ ni əm ˈklɔr aɪd, -ɪd, ˈkloʊr-/

Definitions of ammonium chloride words

noun ammonium chloride a white soluble crystalline solid used chiefly as an electrolyte in dry batteries and as a mordant and soldering flux. Formula: NH4Cl 3
noun ammonium chloride a white crystalline compound, NH4Cl, produced by the reaction of ammonia with hydrochloric acid: it is used in medicine to correct alkalosis, and also in dry cells, fertilizers, dyes, etc.; sal ammoniac 3
noun ammonium chloride a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, NH 4 Cl, which produces a cooling sensation on the tongue, used chiefly in the manufacture of dry cells, in electroplating, and in medicine as an expectorant. 1
noun ammonium chloride (inorganic chemistry) A water-soluble salt of ammonia and hydrochloric acid, having the formula NH4Cl. 0

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70

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