1.
[syn: ammonia water, ammonia, ammonium hydroxide]
2. a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3);
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
ammonia \am*mo"ni*a\ ([a^]m*m[=o]"n[i^]*[.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. It is very soluble in water,
forming a moderately alkaline solution, and is used in
aqueous solution as a household cleaning agent, such as for
cleaning grease from glass.
[1913 Webster + PJC] Ammoniac
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ammonia
n 1: a water solution of ammonia [syn: ammonia water,
ammonia, ammonium hydroxide]
2: a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3)