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ammo′nium chlo′ride, [Chem., Pharm.]
  1. Chemistrya white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, NH4Cl, which produces a cooling sensation on the tongue, used chiefly in the manufacture of dry cells, in electroplating, and in medicine as an expectorant. Also called sal ammoniac. 
  • 1865–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ammonium chloride n
  1. a white soluble crystalline solid used chiefly as an electrolyte in dry batteries and as a mordant and soldering flux. Formula: NH4ClAlso called: sal ammoniac
'ammonium chloride' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-ium - Leclanché cell - sal ammoniac - benzalkonium chloride - benzethonium chloride

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