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ammonium

/əˈmoʊni.əm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
am-mo-ni-um
IPA
/əˈmoʊni.əm/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The univalent NH₄⁺ cation, derived by the protonation of ammonia

Uncountable

noun

Any similar cation formed by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms with alkyl or aryl radicals

Uncountable

Etymology

From New Latin ammōnium. Equivalent to ammonia + -ium.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈmoʊni.əm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ammoniums (plural)

Derived Forms

alkylammonium ammonian ammonitrate ammoniumlike ammoniumyl amvis benzyldimethylhexadecylammonium bisammonium butylammonium cetyltriethylammonium cetyltrimethylammonium cuprammonium

Phrases

ammonium acetate ammonium bicarbonate ammonium bisulfate ammonium carbamate ammonium carbonate ammonium chloride ammonium hydroxide ammonium imine

Synonyms

ammonium ion

Rhymes With

plutonium pandemonium polonium zirconium harmonium

Questions

How do you pronounce ammonium?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈmoʊni.əm/.
What does ammonium mean?
The univalent NH₄⁺ cation, derived by the protonation of ammonia
Where does ammonium come from?
From New Latin ammōnium. Equivalent to ammonia + -ium.

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