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Ammonia

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Noun

1. ammonia, ammonia water, ammonium hydroxide

a water solution of ammonia

2. ammonia

a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ammonia

see synonyms of ammonia
noun
1. 
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. 
a solution of ammonia in water, containing the compound ammonium hydroxide

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Ammonia

see synonyms of ammonia
noun
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

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ammonia

see synonyms of ammonia
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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