Ammonium

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  • noun. The univalent chemical ion NH4+, derived from ammonia, whose compounds chemically resemble the alkali metals.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A name given to the hypothetical base (NH4) of ammonia, analogous to a metal, as potassium. .
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A compound radical, NH4, having the chemical relations of a strongly basic element like the alkali metals.
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  • noun. The univalent NH4+ cation, derived by the protonation of ammonia.
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  • noun. the ion NH4 derived from ammonia; behaves in many respects like an alkali metal ion
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    "A year later Ampère discovered that nitrogen and hydrogen, when combined in certain proportions to form what he called ammonium, have the same property."
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