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ammonia

[uh-mohn-yuh, uh-moh-nee-uh] / əˈmoʊn jə, əˈmoʊ ni ə /
NOUN
pungent gas, liquid
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The company said Thursday that it will buy the facility from Gulf Coast Ammonia, a chemical manufacturing company owned by Lotus Infrastructure Partners and MB Energy that is developing the plant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

Ammonia is commonly used as a refrigerant in large-scale commercial and industrial settings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

Ammonia may be zero-carbon when burned, but its coal-based production process is carbon-intensive.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

Ammonia is a zero-carbon fuel and has the potential to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions when used for shipping.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2025

Ammonia is ordinarily a gas on Earth, as water is on Venus.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan



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