Synonyms for ammonia
əˈmoʊn yə, əˈmoʊ ni əam·mo·ni·a

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1. ammonianoun

   Synonyms:
   volatile alkali, spirits of hartshorn

2. ammonianoun

   A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH, with a pungent smell and taste.

   Synonyms:
   spirits of hartshorn, volatile alkali

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1. ammonia water, ammonia, ammonium hydroxidenoun

   a water solution of ammonia

   Synonyms:
   ammonia water, ammonium hydroxide

2. ammonianoun

   a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3)

   Synonyms:
   ammonia water, ammonium hydroxide

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1. ammonianoun

   Synonyms:
   volatile alkali, ammoniacal gas

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1. List of paraphrases for "ammonia":

   ammonium, nh3

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1. ammonia

   Synonyms:
   NH3

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1. Bruce Robertson:

   So instead of building a massively expensive cable, simply put in the solar farm … create the hydrogen, put in the nitrogen, if you want ammonia, (or) carbon dioxide, if you want synthetic green methane, or just straight hydrogen, and ship that to Singapore, because that’s what they’re telling me they want. the shipping part has never been done, there’s nothing to work off – you’re really breaking new ground.

2. Stef Bokhorst:

   What we see is that the poo produced by seals and penguins partly evaporates as ammonia, then, the ammonia gets picked up by the wind and is blown inland, and this makes its way into the soil and provides the nitrogen that primary producers need in order to survive in this landscape.

3. Kelly Miller:

   Because Titan is the only moon in our solar system with a substantial atmosphere, scientists have wondered for a long time what its source was, the main theory has been that ammonia ice from comets was converted, by impacts or photochemistry, into nitrogen to form Titans atmosphere. While that may still be an important process, it neglects the effects of what we now know is a very substantial portion of comets: complex organic material.

4. Jason Hill:

   ( It happens) mostly through ammonia, which is released when farmers use nitrogen fertilizer -- which they use a lot of -- or is released from animal manure.

5. Deputy Richard Tidwell:

   There was barely any food or water for the child. The outbuilding had a strong ammonia smell where the two had been urinating and defecating in a five-gallon bucket.