ammonia : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ammonia	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for ammonia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ammonia n a water solution of ammonia [syn: ammonia water, ammonia, ammonium hydroxide] a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ammonia \Ammo"nia\, 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}.