ammoniate

[ uh-moh-nee-eyt ]

/ əˈmoʊ niˌeɪt /

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verb (used with object), am·mo·ni·at·ed, am·mo·ni·at·ing.

to treat or cause to unite with ammonia.

noun

Also ammonate. a compound formed by adding ammonia in stoichiometric proportions to another compound, as CaCl2⋅8NH3 or CuSO4⋅4NH3.

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Origin of ammoniate

1835–45; ammoni(a) + -ate¹ (for def. 1), -ate² (for def. 2)

OTHER WORDS FROM ammoniate

am·mo·ni·a·tion, nounun·am·mo·ni·at·ed, adjective

Words nearby ammoniate

ammonia, ammoniac, ammoniacal, ammonia clock, ammonia liquor, ammoniate, ammonic, ammonification, ammonify, ammonio-, ammonioferric oxalate

British Dictionary definitions for ammoniate

ammoniate

/ (əˈməʊnɪˌeɪt) /

verb

to unite or treat with ammonia

noun

another name for ammine

Derived forms of ammoniate

ammoniation, noun

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