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diammonium

diammonium

8.8
A chemical salt that contains two ammonium ions
  • noun
  • /ˌdaɪəˈmɒniəm/
  • Specialized
: diamonio
  • To enhance plant growth, gardeners add diammonium phosphate to the soil as a nitrogen-rich fertilizer.
  • diammonium phosphate
  • exports of diammonium

Examples

  • The data about the Jordanian exports of diammonium phosphate, phosphoric acid, and aluminum fluoride during 1984-98 has been provided in Table 7.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The diammonium phosphate and phosphoric acid plants started production in June 1982, whereas the aluminum fluoride plant started production in mid-1984.

    Academic text (2000)
  • During 1998, India imported about 40 percent of total Jordanian exports of diammonium phosphate.

    Academic text (2000)
  • About 90 percent of Jordanian exports of diammonium phosphate during 1998 have been concentrated in the four countries, namely India, Ethiopia, Iraq, and Iran.

    Academic text (2000)
  • It was designed to produce 750,000 tons of diammonium phosphate and 105,000 tons of phosphoric acid per annum.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Jordan exported 548 thousand tons of Diammonium phosphate (DAP) fertilizer in 1984, which increased to its maximum in 1996, when Jordan exported 713 thousand tons.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The fertilizer known as diammonium phosphate is widely used in agriculture to improve soil fertility.

  • Farmers often rely on diammonium phosphate to provide essential nutrients for their crops.

Surface Forms

diammonium singular
diammoniums plural

Morphology

diammonium = ammonium (transparent) = di + ammonium

Built by the standard chemical combining form 'di-' + 'ammonium', denoting a species with two ammonium ions; the structure is morphologically regular.

Etymology

Diammonium comes from di- meaning 'two' and ammonium from ammonia, so the word names a chemical compound that has two ammonium ions.