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ammoniate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
am-mo-ni-ate
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To treat with ammonia.

Transitive verb

noun

Any compound containing ammonia bound as a ligand.

Etymology

Etymology tree Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English ammoniate From ammonia + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Usage

Inflected Forms

ammoniates (present, singular) ammoniating (participle, present) ammoniated (participle, past) ammoniated (past) ammoniates (plural)

Questions

What does ammoniate mean?
To treat with ammonia.
Where does ammoniate come from?
Etymology tree Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English ammoniate From ammonia + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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