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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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Ammonia supply will be further reduced after Yara International paused production at its Pilbara plant in Australia, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

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

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

Ammonia, a liquid nitrogen-hydrogen compound, is easier to transport than hydrogen gas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025

"Ammonia could function as a carrier of hydrogen. It's very cheap and safe to transport, and at the destination you can convert ammonia back to hydrogen."

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2024

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

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan



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