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ammonia

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
14
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/əˈməʊ.nɪ.ə/
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/əˈməʊ.nɪ.ə/ · /əˈmoʊn.jə/ (US) · /əˈmoʊ.ni.ə/ (US)

Definition of ammonia

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A gaseous, toxic compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH₃, with a pungent smell and taste.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A gaseous, toxic compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH₃, with a pungent smell and taste.
  2. (countable, uncountable)A solution of this compound in water used domestically as a cleaning fluid.
    “Never use ammonia to clean metal writing pens.”
    “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.”
    “When the woman pressed charges against the man who beat her up and threatened her, the man's girlfriend approached her after work and threw a bottle of ammonia at her.”

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Etymology

Etymology tree Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia 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).

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