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ammonium bicarbonate (abbr. for 碳酸氫銨 tàn suān qīng ǎn)

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碳: tàn · carbon (element 6, C)
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铵: ǎn · ammonium

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4–3 · tan4 an3

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noun

(inorganic chemistry) short for 碳酸氫銨／碳酸氢铵 (tànsuānqīng'ǎn, “ammonium bicarbonate”)

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