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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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In both mice and nonhuman primates, DT-109 reduced Clostridium perfringens levels and lowered ammonia production in the intestines.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara YAR 1.61%increase; green up pointing triangle International agreed to buy an ammonia production facility in Texas City, Texas, for $1.3 billion as it moves to broaden its manufacturing footprint.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

The creature comes from an extremely hot world with an atmosphere saturated with ammonia.

From Science Daily Jun. 24, 2026

But he said while pollutants from vehicles were being reduced, ammonia was still going up, so although there was good news in some areas, it was not a story of everything going well.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

He also discovered many useful compounds, among them ammonia, glycerin, and tannic acid, and was the first to see the commercial potential of chlorine as a bleach–all breakthroughs that made other people extremely wealthy.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson



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