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ammonia
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am·mo·nia  (-mny)
n.
1. A colorless, pungent gas, NH3, extensively used to manufacture fertilizers and a wide variety of nitrogen-containing organic and inorganic chemicals.

[New Latin, from Latin (sl) ammniacus, (salt) of Amen, from Greek Ammniakos, from Ammn, Amen (from its having been obtained from a region near the temple of Amen, in Libya).]

ammonia [əˈməʊnɪə -njə]
n
1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a colourless pungent highly soluble gas mainly used in the manufacture of fertilizers, nitric acid, and other nitrogenous compounds, and as a refrigerant and solvent. Formula: NH3
2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a solution of ammonia in water, containing the compound ammonium hydroxide
[from New Latin, from Latin (sal) ammōniacus (sal) ammoniac1]

ammonia  (-mny)
A colorless alkaline gas that is lighter than air and has a strongly pungent odor. It is used as a fertilizer and refrigerant, in medicine, and in making dyes, textiles, plastics, and explosives. Chemical formula: NH3.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ammonia - a water solution of ammonia
liquid - a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
2.ammonia - a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3)
binary compound - chemical compound composed of only two elements
ammonium, ammonium ion - the ion NH4 derived from ammonia; behaves in many respects like an alkali metal ion
Translations
ammonia [əˈməʊnɪə] Namoníaco m
liquid ammoniaamoníaco m líquido

ammonia [əˈməʊniə] n
(= gas) → ammoniac m
(= liquid) → ammoniaque f

ammonia
nAmmoniak nt

ammonia [əˈməʊnɪə] nammoniaca

ammonia
n ammonia [əˈmouniə]
1 a strong-smelling gas made of hydrogen and nitrogen. ammoniak نَشادِر، غاز النَّشادِر амоняк amoniak ammoniak das Ammoniak αμμωνία amoniaco, amoníaco ammoniaak گازآمونیاک ammoniakki ammoniac אַמוֹניָה अमोनिया, रंग रहित तीव्र गंध वाली एक गैस amonijak ammónia amoniak ammoníak ammoniaca 気体アンモニア 암모니아 amoniakas amonjaks ammonia ammoniak ammoniakk amoniak amoníaco amoniac аммиак amoniak amoniak amonijak ammoniak ก๊าซแอมโมเนีย amonyak 氨氣 аміак امونیا گیس a-mô-ni-ăc
2 a solution of this gas in water, used for cleaning etc. ammoniak ماء النَّشَادِر амонячна вода čpavek salmiakspiritus der Salmiakgeist υγρή αμμωνία amoniaco, amoníaco ammoniaagi vesilahus محلول آمونیاک ammoniakki ammoniaque אַמוֹניָה पानी में इस गैस का घोल varikina szalmiákszesz amoniak salmíaksspíritus ammoniaca 液体アンモニア 암모니아수 amoniakas ožamais spirts ammonia ammoniak salmiakk amoniak amoníaco amoniac нашатырный спирт čpavok amoniakova raztopina amonijak ammoniak สารละลายแอมโมเนีย amonyak 氨水 нашатир امونیا محلول dung dịch amoniac


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