ammonia

[ uh-mohn-yuh, uh-moh-nee-uh ]
/ əˈmoʊn yə, əˈmoʊ ni ə /

noun Chemistry.

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 manufacture of commercial chemicals and laboratory reagents.
Also called ammonia solution, ammonia water, aqua ammoniae, aqua ammonia, aqueous ammonia. this gas dissolved in water; ammonium hydroxide.

Origin of ammonia

1790–1800; < New Latin, so called as being obtained from sal ammoniac. See ammoniac

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British Dictionary definitions for ammonia

ammonia
/ (əˈməʊnɪə, -njə) /

noun

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: NH 3
a solution of ammonia in water, containing the compound ammonium hydroxide

Word Origin for ammonia

C18: from New Latin, from Latin ( sal) ammōniacus (sal) ammoniac 1

Medical definitions for ammonia

ammonia
[ ə-mōnyə ]

n.

A colorless, pungent gas used to manufacture a wide variety of nitrogen-containing organic and inorganic chemicals.

Scientific definitions for ammonia

ammonia
[ ə-mōnyə ]

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.