ammonation
ammonation
[‚a·mə′nā·shən] (inorganic chemistry)
A reaction in which ammonia is added to other molecules or ions by covalent bond formation utilizing the unshared pair of electrons on the nitrogen atom, or through ion-dipole electrostatic interactions.
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