ammonium hydroxide

noun

: a weakly basic compound NH4OH that is formed when ammonia dissolves in water and that exists only in solution

Examples of ammonium hydroxide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Univar also stored chemicals next to each other that shouldn’t have been next to each other, like sulfuric acid next to potassium hydroxide and ammonium hydroxide and nitric acid next to potassium permanganate, ammonium persulfate, and hydrogen peroxide, according to the EPA’s allegations. Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Jan. 2023 Yet when the researchers switched to using ammonium hydroxide vapors (which have a much higher pH), the cilia reverted to their original shape and color. Jeremy Jacquot, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2010 The gas reacts with water in the meat to form a trace amount of ammonium hydroxide. Guest Blogger, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2012

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Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

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“Ammonium hydroxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ammonium%20hydroxide. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

ammonium hydroxide

noun
: a compound that is formed when ammonia dissolves in water and that exists only in solution

Medical Definition

ammonium hydroxide

noun
: a weakly basic compound NH4OH that is formed when ammonia dissolves in water and that exists only in solution

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