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ammonium
CIDE DICTIONARY
ammonium, n. [See Ammonia.].
A compound radical, NH4 , having the chemical relations of a strongly basic element like the alkali metals. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ammonium, n. the univalent ion NH4+, formed from ammonia.
Etymology
mod.L (as AMMONIA)
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