| ammonium ferric sulfate | An astringent and styptic. Synonym: ammonium ferric sulfate, ferric alum, iron alum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ammonium ichthosulfonate | Sulfonated bitumen; ammonium sulfoichthyolate;a viscous fluid, reddish brown to brownish black in colour, with a strong, characteristic, empyreumatic odour, soluble in water and in glycerin; obtained by the destructive distillation of certain bituminous schists, sulfonating the distillate and neutralizing the product with ammonia. It is used in skin disorders; its beneficial effect is due to its mild irritant, stimulant, antiseptic, and analgesic action; has been used in 10 and 20 percent concentration in an ointment ("drawing salve"). Synonym: ammonium ichthosulfonate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ammonium iodide | An expectorant. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ammonium mandelate | <chemical> Mandelic acid ammonium salt; a urinary antiseptic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ammonium molybdate | <chemical> Used in electron microscopy as a negative stain, and as a reagent for alkaloids and other substances. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ammonium nitrate | <chemical> Used in making nitrous oxide gas, in freezing mixtures, matches, and fertilisers; also used in veterinary medicine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ammonium sulfate | <chemical> Sulfuric acid diammonium salt. It is used in fractionation of proteins. Chemical name: Sulfuric acid diammonium salt (12 Dec 1998) |
| ammonium sulphate precipitation | <technique> In this technique, ammonium sulphate is used to make proteins precipitate out of a solution, the proteins are then collected by centrifugation. (09 Oct 1997) |
| ammoniuria | <nephrology> Excretion of urine that contains an excessive amount of ammonia. Synonym: ammoniacal urine. Origin: ammonia + G. Ouron, urine (05 Mar 2000) |
| ammonolysis | The breaking of a chemical bond with the addition of the elements of ammonia (NH2 and H) at the point of breakage. Origin: ammonia + G. Lysis, dissolution (05 Mar 2000) |
| ammonotelia | The process or type of nitrogen excretion in which ammonia and ammonium ions are the primary form by which nitrogen is excreted from an organism. Origin: ammonia + G. Telos, end, outcome, + -ia (05 Mar 2000) |
| ammonotelic | Medical term meaning excreting excess nitrogen as ammonia instead of uricacid. (09 Oct 1997) |
| ammonotelism | The excretion of ammonia and ammonium ions. Compare: ammonotelia. (05 Mar 2000) |