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ammonia

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Main Entry:
am·mo·nia 
          Listen to the pronunciation of ammonia
Pronunciation:
\ə-ˈmō-nyə\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
New Latin, from Latin sal ammoniacus sal ammoniac, literally, salt of Ammon, from Greek ammōniakos of Ammon, from Ammōn Ammon, Amun, an Egyptian god near whose temple at the Siwa oasis it was extracted
Date:
1789
1 : a pungent colorless gaseous alkaline compound of nitrogen and hydrogen NH3 that is very soluble in water and can easily be condensed to a liquid by cold and pressure 2 : ammonia water


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