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Examples of ammonium sulfate in a Sentence
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Typically, the solution used is ammonium sulfate.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2022
The method extracted a higher percentage of the REEs more quickly than conventional leaching and needed less ammonium sulfate.
—Bydennis Normile, science.org, 1 Nov. 2022
They are usually extracted by pumping large quantities of ammonium sulfate or a similar solution into the ground.
—Bydennis Normile, science.org, 1 Nov. 2022
The ReencleMicrobe mix at the heart of this process contains rice husks, vermiculite, nonpathogenic bacillus bacteria, ammonium sulfate, and wood pellets, according to the company.
—Richard Baguley, Wired, 31 Mar. 2022
For example, ammonium sulfate is usually sold as 21-0-0 (sometimes as 20-0-0).
—oregonlive, 29 Jan. 2022
Gardeners often apply fertilizer to their crops in mid-summer with a cup of ammonium sulfate (21-0-0), a cup and a third of calcium nitrate (15-0-0), or about half a cup of urea (46-0-0) per 10 feet of row.
—oregonlive, 19 July 2021
Kowalewski recommends sulfate products such as ferrous sulfate, iron sulfate and ammonium sulfate.
—oregonlive, 18 Apr. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1866, in the meaning defined above
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“Ammonium sulfate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ammonium%20sulfate. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
ammonium sulfate
noun
: a colorless crystalline salt used chiefly as a fertilizer
Medical Definition
ammonium sulfate
noun
: a colorless crystalline salt (NH4)2SO4 used as a fertilizer and in medicine as a local analgesic
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