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ammonia

[uh-mohn-yuh, uh-moh-nee-uh] / əˈmoʊn yə, əˈmoʊ ni ə /
NOUN
pungent gas, liquid
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While the vast majority of liquid nitrogen and ammonia is domestically produced, the U.S. imports about half of its urea, making it susceptible to the Middle East supply shock.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

Constraints to the export of ammonia caused by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz will push prices higher, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

About 900 fish died because of elevated levels of ammonia and low levels of oxygen at Kings Delph, near Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, in September 2024.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

The Middle East accounts for more than a third of urea supplies and nearly as much ammonia and sulfur—chemicals that are hugely important to farmers.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Liquid ammonia would make an even better solvent system, because ammonia is very abundant in the Cosmos.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan