ammonia

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.

2. See ammonium hydroxide.

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[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).]

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ammonia

Noun

1. a colourless strong-smelling gas containing hydrogen and nitrogen

2. a solution of this in water [ultimately from a substance found near the shrine of the Roman-Egyptian god Jupiter Ammon]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ammonia - a water solution of ammonia ammonia water, ammonium hydroxide 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 [əˈməunɪə] n → amoníaco

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

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ammonia [əˈməunɪə] n → Ammoniak nt

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ammonia [əˈməunɪə] n → ammoniaca