ammonium carbonate
noun Chemistry.
a water-soluble mixture of ammonium bicarbonate and ammonium carbamate, occurring either as a white powder or in colorless, hard, crystalline masses: used chiefly in the manufacture of smelling salts and baking powder.
Origin of ammonium carbonate
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby ammonium carbonate
British Dictionary definitions for ammonium carbonate
ammonium carbonate
noun
an unstable pungent soluble white powder that is a double salt of ammonium bicarbonate and ammonium carbamate: used in the manufacture of baking powder, smelling salts, and ammonium compounds. Formula: (NH 4)HCO 3 .(NH 4)CO 2 NH 2
an unstable substance that is produced by treating this compound with ammonia. Formula: (NH 4) 2 CO 3
Medical definitions for ammonium carbonate
ammonium carbonate
n.
A carbonate of ammonium.
The double salt of ammonium bicarbonate and ammonium carbamate, produced commercially and used in powder form in smelling salts.