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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ammonia \Am*mo"ni*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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ammonia n 1: a water solution of ammonia [syn: {ammonia water}, {ammonium hydroxide}] 2: a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen
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