Ammonium Sulfate Definition

noun
An odorless white crystalline salt, (NH4 )2 SO4 , used in fertilizers, fire retardants, and water purification.
American Heritage
An ammonium salt, (NH4)2SO4, made chiefly from synthetic ammonia and used in making fertilizers, in treating water, etc.
Webster's New World

(US, inorganic chemistry) An inorganic chemical compound, (NH4)2SO4, commonly used as a fertilizer and as a food additive (E517) used as an improving agent.

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Ammonium Sulfate Sentence Examples

  • The original rat monoclonal antibodies had been prepared from ascitic fluid, crudely fractionated with ammonium sulfate.

  • By the early twentieth century, most manufacturing of fertilizer had switched to the synthetic production of ammonium sulfate and ammonium phosphate.

  • Manufacturers treat it with a number of fire retardant chemicals that are considered effective and safe, however, like sodium borate, boric acid, and ammonium sulfate.

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