ammonia
noun/əˈməʊniə/
/əˈməʊniə/
[uncountable] (symbol NH3)
- 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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