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⚗️ With two ammonium 🧪 A chemical salt
diammonium

diammonium

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Containing two ammonium ions in its chemical structure
  • adjective
  • /ˌdaɪəˈmɒniəm/
  • Specialized
: diamonio
  • The fertilizer contains diammonium phosphate as a main ingredient.

Examples

  • Chemists analyzed the diammonium compound to determine its effectiveness in agriculture.

  • Is diammonium sulfate safe for plants?

  • The presence of diammonium ions can affect the solubility of certain salts.

  • The diammonium phosphate is commonly used as a fertilizer.

  • The fertilizer contains diammonium phosphate as a main ingredient.

  • Chemists analyzed the diammonium compound to determine its effectiveness in agriculture.

  • Is diammonium sulfate safe for plants?

Surface Forms

diammonium positive

Morphology

diammonium = ammonium (transparent) = di + ammonium

Formed by the productive chemical combining form 'di-' (two) + 'ammonium', so the meaning 'containing two ammonium groups/ions' follows standard chemical naming conventions.

Etymology

Diammonium comes from di- meaning 'two', like the everyday word 'double', and ammonium from ammonia, a common chemical. So diammonium describes something that has two ammonium parts.