ammonium chloride

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noun Chemistry, Pharmacology.

a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, NH4Cl, which produces a cooling sensation on the tongue, used chiefly in the manufacture of dry cells, in electroplating, and in medicine as an expectorant.

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Also called sal ammoniac.

Origin of ammonium chloride

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby ammonium chloride

ammonium bicarbonate, ammonium bifluoride, ammonium binoxalate, ammonium carbamate, ammonium carbonate, ammonium chloride, ammonium cyanate, ammonium hydroxide, ammonium ion, ammonium lactate, ammonium nitrate

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How to use ammonium chloride in a sentence

Nontraditional flavors ammonium nitrate, C-4, and gelignite did not test well.
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Ammonium nitrate is extremely common, and pretty dangerous, and also extremely useful.
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The sediment usually contains abundant amorphous phosphates and crystals of triple phosphate and ammonium urate.
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Chloride of Lime … bad smell … bad egg … white of egg … fowl … grain … flour … flour and water … milk fluid … milk.
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For the last six years he has regularly taken the bromides of potassium and ammonium (one drachm and a half) daily.
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For six years past she has taken regularly the bromides of potassium and ammonium, one drachm of each daily.
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The same effect may be produced by dipping the straw into the chloride of lime dissolved in water.
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British Dictionary definitions for ammonium chloride

ammonium chloride

noun

a white soluble crystalline solid used chiefly as an electrolyte in dry batteries and as a mordant and soldering flux. Formula: NH 4 ClAlso called: sal ammoniac

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Scientific definitions for ammonium chloride

ammonium chloride

A white crystalline compound used in dry cells, as a soldering flux, and as an expectorant. Also called sal ammoniac. Chemical formula: NH4Cl.