ammonia

[uh-mohn-yuh, uh-moh-nee-uh] / əˈmoʊn jə, əˈmoʊ ni ə /

NOUN

pungent gas, liquid

Synonyms

STRONG

alkali salts spirits vapor

Example Sentences

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Jupiter, for example, contains clouds made of ammonia ice.

From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026

The monitors provide half hourly updates of dissolved oxygen, ammonia and water temperature levels.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

A fire involving an ammonia gas leak inside a cold storage facility in Boyle Heights has prompted health orders over air quality.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

The mats smelled faintly of ammonia for reasons Tendai didn’t care to imagine.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer