Applications: Ammonium chloride is primarily used as a fertilizer and licorice flavoring. Broader uses include: non-ferrous metallurgy (soldering, galvanizing, tinning, etching, oxide removal); electrical engineering (dry batteries); analytical chemistry (fixatives); textiles (hardening lacquers/adhesives); medicine (ammonia solutions, cardiac/anti-edema drugs, cough remedies, diuretics); food production (additive E510, flour improver, thickener, emulsifier, licorice candies, fruit wines, fish seasoning); signal flares, candle wicks, photographic fixing, and surface cleaning; plus as a nitrogen fertilizer for crops on alkaline or neutral soils.