ammonium carbonate

English

ammonium carbonate

Noun

ammonium carbonate (uncountable)

1. (inorganic chemistry) The ammonium salt of carbonic acid, (NH₄)₂CO₃; a white powder, smelling of ammonia, used in the preparation of smelling salts and baking powder.

   Synonyms: baker's ammonia, hartshorn salt, salt of hartshorn, sal volatile

Translations

ammonium salt of carbonic acid

• Hungarian: ammónium-karbonát
• Irish: carbónáit amóiniam f
• Japanese: 炭安 (たんあん, tan'an)

Further reading

• ammonium carbonate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia