ammonium ion

noun

1. the ion NH 4 ⁺, formed from ammonia and present in aqueous solutions of ammonia and in many salts

Example Sentences

This new technique, described in a Dec. 8 paper published in the journal Nature Sustainability, relies on a specially designed electrode, like those used for batteries, that targets ammonium ions.

From Science Daily

It has an additional climate benefit, because it exudes compounds that prevent soil microbes from converting ammonium ions into potent greenhouse gases.

From Science Magazine

The match performed as he’d hoped: if he tried to tamper with the compounds, as a terrorist might, the iron and ammonium ions swapped, yielding iron nitrate and ammonium sulfate.

From Forbes

Determinations of the electrical conductivity of the diazonium chloride and nitrate also show that the diazonium radical is strictly comparable with other quaternary ammonium ions.

From Project Gutenberg