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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 1.6 [wn]:
ammonia
n 1: a water solution of ammonia [syn: {ammonia water}, {ammonium
hydroxide}]
2: a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen
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