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ammonic

American  
[uh-mon-ik, uh-moh-nik] / əˈmɒn ɪk, əˈmoʊ nɪk /
Also ammonical

adjective

  1. of or relating to ammonia or ammonium.


ammonic British  
/ əˈmɒnɪk, əˈməʊnɪk /

adjective

  1. of or concerned with ammonia or ammonium compounds

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of ammonic

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

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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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Add 10 c.c. of nitric acid, nearly neutralise with ammonia, render acid with 3 or 4 c.c. of nitric acid, and add 10 or 20 c.c. of ammonic molybdate solution.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius

A portion of the solution is drawn off with a pipette; if it smells of ammonia, has no blue colour, and gives no precipitate with ammonic sulphide, the separation is complete.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius

To reconvert it into carbonate, moisten with a few drops of ammonic carbonate solution, and dry in a water-oven.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius

They are filtered off, re-dissolved, and again precipitated in ammonic carbonate solution; the combined filtrates are boiled for some time, and acidified slightly with hydrochloric acid.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius

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