ammonium chloride

noun

A water-soluble salt of ammonia and hydrochloric acid, having the formula NH₄Cl.

Meanings

nounammonium chloride (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA water-soluble salt of ammonia and hydrochloric acid, having the formula NH₄Cl.

    Synonyms: naushadar, sal ammoniac

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA water-soluble salt of ammonia and hydrochloric acid, having the formula NH₄Cl.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna white salt used in dry cells

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 氯化銨 /氯化铵
  • 氯化銨 /氯化铵 (luk⁶ faa³ on¹)NH4Cl
Chinese Mandarin 氯化銨 /氯化铵
  • 氯化銨 /氯化铵 (lǜhuà'ǎn, lǜhuà'ān)NH4Cl
Dutch salmiakzout, salmiak
  • salmiakzoutNH4Cl
  • salmiakNH4Cl
Finnish ammoniumkloridi, salmiakki
  • ammoniumkloridiNH4Cl
  • salmiakkiNH4Cl
French chlorure d'ammonium
  • chlorure d'ammoniumNH4Cl
German Ammoniumchlorid
  • AmmoniumchloridNH4Cl
Greek χλωριούχο αμμώνιο
  • χλωριούχο αμμώνιο (chlorioúcho ammónio)NH4Cl
Hungarian ammónium-klorid
  • ammónium-kloridNH4Cl
Japanese 塩安
  • 塩安 (en'an)NH4Cl
Persian کلرید آمونیوم, نشادر
  • کلرید آمونیوم (klorid-e âmoniom)NH4Cl
  • نشادر (nošâdor)NH4Cl
Polish chlorek amonu, salmiak
  • chlorek amonuNH4Cl
  • salmiakNH4Cl
Swedish ammoniumklorid, salmiak
  • ammoniumkloridNH4Cl
  • salmiakNH4Cl
Thai แอมโมเนียมคลอไรด์
  • แอมโมเนียมคลอไรด์NH4Cl
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APA

ammonium chloride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ammonium%20chloride

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“ammonium chloride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ammonium%20chloride. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ammonium chloride,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ammonium%20chloride.

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