ammoniacal

Meanings

• adjective

  Relating to or containing ammonia or ammonium salts.

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Variants

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ammoniac , ammoniacal

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Etymology

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From ammonia + -ical

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1. Ammoniacal substances were once used as a source of nitrogen for the production of explosives during World War I.

2. Ammoniacal fertilizers are an important source of nutrients for crops and are used extensively in modern agriculture.

3. Ammoniacal cleaning agents are commonly used in households and commercial settings to clean and disinfect surfaces.

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1. ammonia: A compound of nitrogen and hydrogen gases, NH3, that is commonly used as a refrigerant, a household cleaner, and an industrial chemical.

2. ammonium salts: Inorganic compounds that contain the ammonium ion, NH4+, and are formed by the replacement of one or more hydroxide ions in a salt with an ammonium ion.

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Ammoniacal is often used in scientific and technical contexts, particularly in the fields of chemistry and biology. It may refer to substances that contain ammonia or ammonium salts, such as fertilizers or cleaning agents.

How to Memorize "ammoniacal"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a substance that smells like ammonia and visualize it as having ammoniacal properties.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'ammoniacal' with the smell of ammonia and the idea of substances that contain ammonia or ammonium salts.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by associating the word 'ammoniacal' with the word 'ammonia' and remembering that it refers to substances with ammonia or ammonium salts.

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