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ammonium chloride

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ammonium chloride (əmō`nēəm klôr`īd), chemical compound, NH4Cl, a white or colorless, odorless, water-soluble, cubic crystalline salt with a biting taste, commonly known as sal ammoniac. It is prepared commercially by reacting ammonia ammonia, chemical compound, NH3, colorless gas that is about one half as dense as air at ordinary temperatures and pressures. It has a characteristic pungent, penetrating odor.
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, NH3, with hydrogen chloride, HCl, and is used chiefly in the manufacture of electric dry-cell batteries, in soldering fluxes, in textile printing, and in making other compounds. It is also used in certain medical treatments. It occurs in nature in volcanic regions.

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A saturated solution of ammonium chloride was added dropwise with constant stirring to precipitate the silica.
The cells were spun at 1,600 rpm for 5 min and then resuspended in 1 mL [alpha]-MEM, after lysing erythrocytes with cold ammonium chloride.
Some agencies, notably those in Florida, have committed to full-scale replacement programs, and have mandated the use of less toxic preservatives and wood-treating insecticides such as ACQ (a wood preservative that contains a mixture of copper and didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, commonly called alkaline copper quat, of just "quat").
 
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