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Definitions of ammonia
  1. noun
    a water solution of ammonia
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  2. noun
    a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3)
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  • ada an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
  • ammonia a water solution of ammonia
  • ammonium the ion NH4 derived from ammonia; behaves in many respects like an alkali metal ion
  • amine a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals
  • amino pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia
  • haber German chemist noted for the synthetic production of ammonia from the nitrogen in air (1868-1934)
  • urea the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed and in plastics
  • ards acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc.
  • carbamide the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed and in plastics
  • ammoniac the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant
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