ammoniation

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noun

Treatment or reaction with ammonia.

OriginEnglish ammonia ← Latin ammoniacus ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn) →
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Meanings

nounammoniation (countable and uncountable, plural ammoniations)

plural ammoniations

  1. countableuncountablechemistryTreatment or reaction with ammonia.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ammonisationammonization

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  2. LatinAmmōn
  3. Latinammoniacus
  4. Englishammonia
  5. Englishammoniation

From ammonia + -ation.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 氨化
  • 氨化 (ānhuà)treatment or reaction with ammonia
Portuguese amonização, amoniação
  • amonizaçãotreatment or reaction with ammonia
  • amoniaçãotreatment or reaction with ammonia
Cite this entry
APA

ammoniation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ammoniation

MLA

“ammoniation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ammoniation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ammoniation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ammoniation.

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