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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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Amides are hydrolysed to ammonium salts with catalysis by acids or alkalis.
The addition of ammonium nitrate to dynamite further decreased the chances of accidental explosions.
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.
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.

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