ammonianoun [ U ]
uk/əˈməʊ.ni.ə/us/əˈmoʊ.ni.ə/a gas with a strong, unpleasant smell used in making explosives, fertilizers (= substances that help plants grow), and some cleaning products
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Chemicals, chemical compounds & gases
- acrolein
- adenine
- aldehyde
- alkaline earth metal
- alkane
- ammonium
- ammonium sulphate
- butane
- calcium sulphate
- iodide
- limewater
- lye
- nitrate
- octane
- paraben
- phenolphthalein
- saturated fat
- sodium chloride
- starch
- sulphur dioxide
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Examples from literature
- I had also hoped that I might in this way produce the acid necessary to combine with the ammonia at very small cost.
- The ammonia salts are volatile, and many of them sublimate without being decomposed.
- The smoke is an irritant, both by its temperature and from its destructive ingredients, the carbon soot and the ammonia which it conveys.
- The solution is diluted, filtered if necessary, and treated with ammonia in excess.
- With aqua ammonia, it is converted into the black, fulminating silver.