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ammoniate

[ uh-moh-nee-eyt ]

verb (used with object)

, am·mo·ni·at·ed, am·mo·ni·at·ing.
  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
“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

noun

  1. another name for ammine
“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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Derived Forms

  • amˌmoniˈation, noun
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Other Words From

  • am·moni·ation noun
  • unam·moni·ated adjective
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Word History and Origins

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Example Sentences

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

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

From BBC

Dawn’s discovery of ammoniated clays on the world’s surface—reported November 9 at the Division for Planetary Sciences annual meeting—points to this intriguing scenario.

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.”

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

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