Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ammonia"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ammonia \Am*mo"ni*a\, n. [From sal ammoniac, which was first
obtaining near the temple of Jupiter Ammon, by burning
camel's dung. See {Ammoniac}.] (Chem.)
A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, {NH3}, with a
pungent smell and taste: -- often called {volatile alkali},
and {spirits of hartshorn}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ammonia
n 1: a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3)
2: a water solution of ammonia [syn: {ammonia water}, {ammonium
hydroxide}]
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