ammonia
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ammonia
- /əˈməʊ.nɪ.ə/ UK
- /əˈmoʊn.jə/ US
- /əˈmoʊ.ni.ə/ uncommon, US
Rhymes with -əʊniə
Where it comes from
From Latin sal ammoniacus (“salt of Amun, ammonium chloride”), named so because it was found near the temple of (Jupiter) Ammon in Egypt. Ammon derives from Ancient Greek Ἄμμων (Ámmōn), from Egyptian jmn (i-mn:n-A4).
noun ammonias
- A gaseous, toxic compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH₃, with a pungent smell and taste.
- A solution of this compound in water used domestically as a cleaning fluid. Never use ammonia to clean metal writing pens.
Similar: spirits of hartshorn, volatile alkali
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ammonium hydroxide, ammonia water, ammonium, arsenate, nitrate, acetate, urethane, urea, nitrogen, lyase, albuminoid, crt, disposal, azane, nitrogen trihydride, aqueous ammonia
noun
Similar: spirits of hartshorn, volatile alkali
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noun the compound NH3
| Español | amoníaco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 암모니아 ammonia |
| 日本語 | アンモニア anmonia |
| 中文 | 氨 ān, 氨氣 /氨气 ānqì, 阿摩尼亞 /阿摩尼亚 āmóníyà, 安摩尼亞 /安摩尼亚 ānmóníyà |
| Português | amoníaco |
| Français | ammoniaque, ammoniac |
| Deutsch | Ammoniak |
| Italiano | ammoniaca |
| Ελληνικά | αμμωνία ammonía |
| Română | amoniac |
| Русский | аммиа́к ammiák |
| العربية | أَمُونِيَا ʔamūniyā, نُشَادِر nušādir |
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