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Revision as of 17:13, 17 March 2023
English
Etymology
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
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Pronunciation
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Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
ammonia (countable and uncountable, plural ammonias)
- (inorganic chemistry) A gaseous 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.
- 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 95:
- Slowly we rode down to the camp - a very sorrowful party. We took "Nep" straight to the surgery, where the doctor instantly applied injections of ammonia, then the new remedy for snake bite.
Synonyms
- spirits of hartshorn (obsolete)
- volatile alkali (obsolete)
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
the compound NH3
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References
- ammonia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “ammonia”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “ammonia”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
ammonia f (uncountable)
Related terms
Descendants
- → Indonesian: amonia
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