Meanings
nounammonium carbonate (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryThe ammonium salt of carbonic acid, (NH₄)₂CO₃; a white powder, smelling of ammonia, used in the preparation of smelling salts and baking powder.
Synonyms: baker's ammonia, hartshorn salt, salt of hartshorn, sal volatile
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe ammonium salt of carbonic acid, (NH₄)₂CO₃; a white powder, smelling of ammonia, used in the preparation of smelling salts and baking powder.
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Translations
Hungarian ammónium-karbonát
- ammónium-karbonátammonium salt of carbonic acid
Irish carbónáit amóiniam
- carbónáit amóiniamammonium salt of carbonic acid
Japanese 炭安
- 炭安 (tan'an)ammonium salt of carbonic acid
Polish węglan amonu
- węglan amonuammonium salt of carbonic acid
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APA
ammonium carbonate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ammonium%20carbonate
MLA
“ammonium carbonate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ammonium%20carbonate. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ammonium carbonate,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ammonium%20carbonate.
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