ammonium acetate

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a white, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble solid, NH 4 (C 2 H 3 O 2 ), used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes and meat preservatives.

Example Sentences

Other devices to obtain even colours are: the use of old dye-liquors, a diminished amount of acid, the employment of weaker acids, e.g. acetic or formic acid or ammonium acetate, and the entering of the material at a low temperature.

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The insoluble matter is treated with a hot solution of alkaline ammonium acetate, which dissolves the lead sulphate, the other materials being separated by filtration.

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The lead sulphate, obtained as described above and dissolved in ammonium acetate, is acidulated with acetic acid diluted with hot water and heated to boiling-point.

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It is standardized by dissolving a weighed amount of lead sulphate in ammonium acetate and proceeding as described above.

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In this case, the precipitate is dissolved in as little as possible hydrochloric acid and boiled with ammonium acetate, acetic acid and ferric chloride.

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