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-mōn′yə ]
n.
A colorless, pungent gas used to manufacture a wide variety of nitrogen-containing organic and inorganic chemicals.
Scientific definitions for ammonia
ammonia
[ ə-mōn′yə ]
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.