AMMONIUM CHLORIDE Definition & Meaning

ammonium chloride

noun

Chemistry, Pharmacology.

a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, NH 4 Cl, which produces a cooling sensation on the tongue, used chiefly in the manufacture of dry cells, in electroplating, and in medicine as an expectorant.

ammonium chloride

noun

a white soluble crystalline solid used chiefly as an electrolyte in dry batteries and as a mordant and soldering flux. Formula: NH 4 Cl Also calledsal ammoniac

ammonium chloride

A white crystalline compound used in dry cells, as a soldering flux, and as an expectorant. Also called sal ammoniac. Chemical formula: NH 4 Cl.

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Origin of ammonium chloride¹

First recorded in 1865–70

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Distillers threw rotten fruit and molasses waste in the gallon to brew with ammonium chloride to produce something called “snake juice,” which was collected by lepers and taken around the city.

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Linman and her team, which includes scientists from the University of Colorado Medical School, theorized that the same protein that detects sour tastes, OTOP1, might respond to ammonium chloride, too.

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The treat counts among its ingredients salmiak salt, or ammonium chloride.

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A lab test confirmed some of the bags contained ammonium chloride, the authority added, which it said was used by groups in Gaza "to produce rockets that are eventually launched towards Israel".

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They used stone huts to collect ammonium chloride and other ammonium salts3,4 carried by the fumes, with the remaining emissions contributing to air pollution.

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