- Ammonia
- A colorless, pungent, gas (NH3) that is extremely soluble in water, may be used as a refrigerant; a fixed nitrogen form suitable as fertilizer.
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ammonia — [ə mōn′yə; ] occas. [, əmō′nē ə] n. [< (SAL) AMMONIAC] 1. a colorless, pungent gas, NH3: its compounds are used as fertilizers, in medicine, etc. 2. a 10% water solution of this gas: in full ammonia water … English World dictionary
Ammonia — Am*mo ni*a, n. [From sal ammoniac, which was first obtaining near the temple of Jupiter Ammon, by burning camel s dung. See {Ammoniac}.] (Chem.) A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, {NH3}, with a pungent smell and taste: often called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ammonia — AMMONIA, æ, ein Beynamen der Juno, unter welchem sie mit von denen in Elis verehret wurde, als die unter den Griechen insonderheit auch unterschiedene von den libyschen Göttern angenommen hatten. Pausan. Eliac. prior. c. 15 … Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon
ammonia — (n.) 1799, Modern Latin, coined 1782 by Swedish chemist Torbern Bergman (1735 1784) for gas obtained from sal ammoniac, salt deposits containing ammonium chloride found near temple of Jupiter Ammon (from Egyptian God Amun) in Libya, from Gk.… … Etymology dictionary
ammonia — [n] pungent gas, liquid alkali, salts, spirits, vapor; concept 472 … New thesaurus
ammonia — ► NOUN ▪ a colourless, intensely pungent gas, forming a strongly alkaline solution in water which is used as a cleaning fluid. DERIVATIVES ammoniacal adjective. ORIGIN from SAL AMMONIAC(Cf. ↑sal ammoniac) … English terms dictionary
Ammonia — For other uses, see Ammonia (disambiguation). Ammonia … Wikipedia
ammonia — /euh mohn yeuh, euh moh nee euh/, n. Chem. 1. a colorless, pungent, suffocating, highly water soluble, gaseous compound, NH3, usually produced by the direct combination of nitrogen and hydrogen gases: used chiefly for refrigeration and in the… … Universalium
AMMONIA — I. AMMONIA Iuno sic dicta, i. e. arenaria, culta in Graecia ab Eleis. Pausan. Quô nomine Luna non inepte intelligitur; ut enim Iuppiter Ammon Sol erat, sic Luna Iuno Ammonia dicta videtur, quam in forma ovis cultam fuisse legimus. Vide Cael.… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
