ammonia
A gaseous, toxic compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste.
Other meanings
A solution of this compound in water used domestically as a cleaning fluid.
“Never use ammonia to clean metal writing pens.”
Synonyms
- ammonium hydroxide
A kind of
- liquid
Related words
- amatol
- ammonemia
- ammonialike
- ammoniaphone
- ammoniate
- ammoniation
- ammonuria
- ammoxidation
- oxammite
- oxyammonia
- ammonia borane
- ammonia caramel
Word history
From Ancient Greek "Ἄμμων".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “ammonia” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.