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What does ammonium mean?

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Noun
  1. (inorganic chemistry) The univalent NH4+ cation, derived by the protonation of ammonia.
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Last month more than 1,300 kilograms of ammonium nitrate were stolen in a raid on a quarry.
Studies of multidrug-resistant proteins have demonstrated two types of residues involved in binding to quaternary ammonium compounds.
Similar compounds, with the same possible adverse effects, are ammonium alginate, sodium alginate, and propylene glycol alginate.
Their activity may be enhanced by using membrane-disrupting surfactants such as quaternary ammonium compounds.
A major national supplier announced it would stop selling ammonium nitrate as its easy accessibility questioned local safety.
Glycinebetaine is a quaternary ammonium compound that occurs naturally in a wide variety of plants, animals and microorganisms.

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