ammoniate

[uh-moh-nee-eyt]

verb (used with object)

ammoniated, ammoniating 

1. to treat or cause to unite with ammonia.

noun

1. Also a compound formed by adding ammonia in stoichiometric proportions to another compound, as CaCl 2 ⋅8NH 3 or CuSO 4 ⋅4NH 3 .

ammoniate

/ əˈməʊnɪˌeɪt /

verb

1. to unite or treat with ammonia

noun

1. another name for ammine

Other Word Forms

• ammoniation noun
• unammoniated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ammoniate¹

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

Example Sentences

A better solution is to wash with an ammoniated cleaner or your own mixture of one part ammonia and three parts water.

From Washington Post

It sees what are interpreted to be ammoniated phyllosilicates across large parts of the dwarf's surface.

From BBC

It was in those wavelengths that Dawn investigator Carle Pieters and her colleagues spied the signature of ammoniated phyllosilicates, which are minerals similar to clays on Earth, mixed in with other materials.

From National Geographic

Stevenson’s executive director, George W. Ball, warned reporters that Eisenhower’s people were about to merchandise him in TV spots as if he were “soap, ammoniated toothpaste, hair tonic or bubble gum.”

From New York Times

The infection was finally cured when her doctor prescribed a white cream spiked with ammoniated mercury to spread on the affected area.

From New York Times