cuprammonium

noun

cu·​pram·​mo·​ni·​um

¦k(y)üprə¦mōnēəm,

-nyəm

plural -s

1

: any of certain complex ammino radicals or cations containing copper and ammonia

especially : the bivalent tetrammine-copper cation Cu(NH₃)₄ compounds of which are formed by the action of ammonia on ordinary cupric compounds

2

: cuprammonium solution

3

: cuprammonium rayon

Word History

Etymology

cupr- + ammonium

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