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ammonian

UK/əˈməʊ.ni.ən/US/əˈmoʊ.ni.ən/

ammonian adjective: containing ammonium cations.

Adjective (1)

ammonian (comparative more ammonian, superlative most ammonian)

  1. Containing ammonium cations.

Adjective (2) capitalized: Ammonian

Ammonian (comparative more Ammonian, superlative most Ammonian)

  1. (historical) Of or relating to ancient Ammon.

Noun capitalized: Ammonian

Ammonian (plural Ammonians)

  1. (historical) An Ammonite.

Forms of ammonian

Adjective
comparativemore ammonian
superlativemost ammonian
comparativemore Ammonian
superlativemost Ammonian
Noun
pluralAmmonians

Origin of ammonian

From ammonium + -ian.

Words formed from ammonian

  • Ammonian section

Words that rhyme with ammonian

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Questions about ammonian

What does ammonian mean?
Ammonian means containing ammonium cations.
What part of speech is ammonian?
Ammonian can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce ammonian?
Ammonian is pronounced /əˈməʊ.ni.ən/ (UK).

Words near ammonian in the dictionary

  1. ammoniacum
  2. ammoniagenesis
  3. ammonialike
  4. ammonialyase
  5. ammonialyases
  6. ammonian
  7. Ammonians
  8. ammoniaphone
  9. ammoniaphones
  10. ammoniaporin
  11. ammoniaporins

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