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AMMONIUM SESQUICARBONATE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Food Additives
- Medication
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ammonium carbonate
1, record 1, English, ammonium%20carbonate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ammonium sesquicarbonate 2, record 1, English, ammonium%20sesquicarbonate
correct
- carbonic acid ammonium salt 3, record 1, English, carbonic%20acid%20ammonium%20salt
correct
- hartshorn 4, record 1, English, hartshorn
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The normal ammonium salt of carbonic acid, prepared by passing gaseous carbon dioxide into an aqueous solution of ammonia and allowing the vapors (ammonia, carbon dioxide, water) to crystallize. 5, record 1, English, - ammonium%20carbonate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A mixture of ammonium acid carbonate and ammonium carbamate which appears under the form of colorless, crystalline plates or of a white powder, is unstable in air, has a strong odor of ammonia, has a sharp ammoniacal taste, is soluble in water, decomposes in hot water, yielding ammonia and carbon dioxide, is noncombustible and is used in ammonium salts, in medicine (as an expectorant), in baking powders, in smelling-salts, in fire-extinguishing compounds, in pharmaceuticals, in textiles (as a mordant), as a fermentation accelerator in wine manufacture, in organic chemicals, in ceramics and for washing wool. 6, record 1, English, - ammonium%20carbonate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Additifs alimentaires
- Médicaments
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- carbonate d'ammonium
1, record 1, French, carbonate%20d%27ammonium
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sesquicarbonate d'ammonium 1, record 1, French, sesquicarbonate%20d%27ammonium
correct, masculine noun
- sel d'ammonium de l'acide carbonique 2, record 1, French, sel%20d%27ammonium%20de%20l%27acide%20carbonique
correct, masculine noun
- sesquicarbonate officinal 3, record 1, French, sesquicarbonate%20officinal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Matière première officinale constituée de carbonate mono-ammonique et de carbamate d'ammonium. 4, record 1, French, - carbonate%20d%27ammonium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] employé notamment comme poudre levante. 5, record 1, French, - carbonate%20d%27ammonium
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
- Aditivos alimentarios
- Medicamentos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- carbonato de amonio
1, record 1, Spanish, carbonato%20de%20amonio
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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