Ammonia Noun - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of ammonia noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ammonia noun  /əˈməʊniə/  /əˈməʊniə/ [uncountable] (symbol NH3) jump to other results

1. a gas with a strong smell; a clear liquid containing ammonia, used as a cleaning substanceTopics Physics and chemistryc2Word Originlate 18th cent.: modern Latin, from sal ammoniacus, ‘salt of Ammon’. This came from the Greek word ammōniakos ‘of Ammon’, used as a name for the salt and gum obtained near the temple of Jupiter Ammon at Siwa in Egypt.

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Nearby words

• ammeter noun
• ammo noun
• ammonia noun
• ammonite noun
• ammonium noun

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