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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a water solution of ammonia;
[syn: ammonia water, ammonia, ammonium hydroxide]

2. a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3);


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

ammonia \am*mo"ni*a\ ([a^]m*m[=o]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. [From sal ammoniac, which was first obtaining near the temple of Jupiter Ammon, by burning camel's dung. See Ammoniac.] (Chem.) A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste: -- often called volatile alkali, and spirits of hartshorn. It is very soluble in water, forming a moderately alkaline solution, and is used in aqueous solution as a household cleaning agent, such as for cleaning grease from glass. [1913 Webster + PJC] Ammoniac
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ammonia n 1: a water solution of ammonia [syn: ammonia water, ammonia, ammonium hydroxide] 2: a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3)
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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