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cuproammonium

cuproammonium noun: the cation Cu(NH₃)₄²⁺ formed by adding ammonia to copper salts: A complex of four molecules of ammonia surrounding a copper ion.

Noun

cuproammonium (uncountable)

  1. The cation Cu(NH₃)₄²⁺ formed by adding ammonia to copper salts: A complex of four molecules of ammonia surrounding a copper ion.
    Synonyms:
    cuprammonium, tetraamminecopper

Synonyms of cuproammonium

Origin of cuproammonium

From cupro- + ammonium.

Questions about cuproammonium

What does cuproammonium mean?
Cuproammonium means the cation Cu(NH₃)₄²⁺ formed by adding ammonia to copper salts: A complex of four molecules of ammonia surrounding a copper ion.
What part of speech is cuproammonium?
Cuproammonium is a noun.

Words near cuproammonium in the dictionary

  1. cupriuresis
  2. cuprizone
  3. cupro
  4. cupro-
  5. cuproadamite
  6. cuproammonium
  7. cuproan
  8. cuprobam
  9. cuprobismutite
  10. cuprocopiapite
  11. cuprocuprite

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