Where does “ammoxidation” come from?

ammoxidation (English) comes from English ammonia, from Latin sal ammoniacus — salt of Amun, ammonium chloride.

ammoxidation (English): The reaction of ammonia and oxygen with any of...

Definitions

  1. The reaction of ammonia and oxygen with any of...

Ancestry of “ammoxidation”, step by step

ammoxidation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ammonia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishammoniaA gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH,...
2Latinsal ammoniacussalt of Amun, ammonium chloride

via English oxidation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoxidationThe combination of a substance with oxygen; A...
2Frenchoxydationoxidation
Every word from Latin sal ammoniacus →
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