Ammonium chloride

Introduction: Ammonium chloride

Description of Ammonium chloride

Ammonium chloride: a stimulant expectorant and cholagogue; used to relieve alkalosis and to promote lead excretion; a urinary acidifier. SYN: sal ammoniac.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Ammonium chloride: An acidifying agent that is used as an expectorant and a diuretic.
Source: Diseases Database

Ammonium chloride: acidifying agent that is used as an expectorant and a diuretic.
Source: CRISP

Ammonium chloride: An acidifying agent that has expectorant and diuretic effects. Also used in etching and batteries and as a flux in electroplating.
Source: MeSH 2007

Ammonium chloride: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Ammonium chloride:

• Ammonium

Terms associated with Ammonium chloride:

Broader terms for Ammonium chloride

• Chlorides
• Quaternary Ammonium Compounds

Source - MeSH 2007

• ammonium compound

Source - CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Ammonium chloride

The following list attempts to classify Ammonium chloride into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Inorganic Chemicals
  • Chlorine Compounds
    • Hydrochloric Acid
      • Chlorides
        • Ammonium Chloride

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Inorganic Chemicals
  • Nitrogen Compounds
    • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
      • Ammonium Chloride

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