: a colorless crystalline salt (NH4)2SO4 used chiefly as a fertilizer
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There are also chemical moss killing sprays that contain iron sulfate (ferrous ammonium sulfate) that should be applied following product label directions.—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025 That ammonia is then captured as ammonium sulfate, a common fertilizer.—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2025 In the new study, researchers cultivated the fungus in an ammonium sulfate-rich environment to stimulate it to produce sulfated polysaccharide (SPS) molecules.—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025 Metroplex recommendations, however, suggest less phosphorus (middle number of the analysis) or even all nitrogen such as ammonium sulfate applied to our alkaline black clay gumbo soils.—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025 Typically, the solution used is ammonium sulfate.—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2022 They are usually extracted by pumping large quantities of ammonium sulfate or a similar solution into the ground.—Bydennis Normile, science.org, 1 Nov. 2022 The ReencleMicrobe mix at the heart of this process contains rice husks, vermiculite, nonpathogenic bacillus bacteria, ammonium sulfate, and wood pellets, according to the company.—Richard Baguley, Wired, 31 Mar. 2022 For example, ammonium sulfate is usually sold as 21-0-0 (sometimes as 20-0-0).—oregonlive, 29 Jan. 2022
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