English

Etymology
From term|sal ammoniac, which was first obtained near the temple of Jupiter in w:Ammon|Ammon, by burning camel's dung. See term|ammoniac.

Pronunciation
a|WEAE IPA|/��mon.j�/

Noun
en-noun|-

1. inorganic compound A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH₃, with a pungent smell and taste.

Synonyms
spirits of hartshorn qualifier|obsolete
volatile alkali qualifier|obsolete

Translations
trans-top|the compound NH₃
Chinese: 氨�
Croatian: t-|hr|amonijak|m
Czech: t-|cs|�pavek|m, t-|cs|amoniak|m
Finnish: t-|fi|ammoniakki
French: t+|fr|ammoniac|m
German: t+|de|Ammoniak|n
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Greek: t|el|αμμ�νία|f|trammonía|scGrek
Italian: t-|it|ammoniaca|f
Japanese: t-|ja|�����|tranmonia|scJpan
Polish: t+|pl|amoniak|m
Swedish: t|sv|ammoniak|c
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Derived terms
ammonia borane
ammonic
ammonical
ammonium

References
pedialite
R:1913

Category:English eponyms|Ammonia

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