- a compound existing only in aqueous solution, formed when ammonia dissolves in water to form ammonium ions and hydroxide ions. Formula: NH4OHAlso called: aqueous ammonia
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ammo′nium hydrox′ide, [Chem.]
- Chemistrya basic compound, NH4OH, existing only in solution, formed by dissolving ammonia gas in water. Cf. ammonia.
- 1900–05
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ammonium hydroxide n
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