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am•mo•ni•ate
Pronunciation: (u-mō'nē-āt"), [key]
—v., -at•ed, -at•ing,
—n.
Chem.
—
v.t.
to treat or cause to unite with ammonia.
—
n.
Also,ammonate.a compound formed by adding ammonia in stoichiometric proportions to another compound, as CaCl
2·8NH
3 or CuSO
4·4NH
3.
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