ammonic

Also am·mon·i·cal

[uh-mon-ik, uh-moh-nik]

adjective

1. of or relating to ammonia or ammonium.

ammonic

/ əˈmɒnɪk, əˈməʊnɪk /

adjective

1. of or concerned with ammonia or ammonium compounds

Other Word Forms

• ammonical adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ammonic¹

First recorded in 1865–70; ammon(ia) + -ic

Example Sentences

This year industry experts estimate that even though many U.S. ammonic plants, which produce nitrogen fertilizer, have already been closed, those that remain will be operating at only 73% of capacity.

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Volatile Alkali, or ammonic hydroxide, is a much feebler alkali than the others, and when the solution is heated all the ammonia is driven off.

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Effect of Varying Ammonic Nitrate:— Ammonic nitrate 0 gram 1 gram 5 grams 10 grams Sulphocyanate reqd.

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It is filtered, washed, and transferred back to the beaker, and then digested with warm ammonic sulphide.

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Platinic chloride combines with other chlorides to form double salts, of which the ammonic and potassic platino-chlorides are the most important.

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