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ammonium sulfamate

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Definition of ammonium sulfamate

: a white crystalline salt NH4SO3NH2 used chiefly as a fire retardant and as a weed killer

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First Known Use of ammonium sulfamate

1869, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ammonium sulfamate was in 1869

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“Ammonium sulfamate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ammonium%20sulfamate. Accessed 1 Jul. 2022.

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