Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ammonia

/əˈmoʊn.jə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: am-mo-nia
IPA: /əˈmoʊn.jə/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gaseous, toxic compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH₃, with a pungent smell and taste.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A solution of this compound in water used domestically as a cleaning fluid.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Never use ammonia to clean metal writing pens."
"Slowly we rode down to the camp - a very sorrowful party. We took "Nep" straight to the surgery, where the doctor instantly applied injections of ammonia, then the new remedy for snake bite."
"When the woman pressed charges against the man who beat her up and threatened her, the man's girlfriend approached her after work and threw a bottle of ammonia at her."

Etymology

Etymology tree Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia From Latin sal ammoniacus (“salt of Amun, ammonium chloride”), named so because it was found near the temple of (Jupiter) Ammon in Egypt. Ammon derives from Ancient Greek Ἄμμων (Ámmōn), from Egyptian jmn (i-mn:n-A4).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: sal ammoniacus, Ἄμμων, -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈmoʊn.jə/
British English: /əˈməʊ.nɪ.ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ammonias (plural)

Derived Forms

amatol ammonaemia ammonemia ammoniac ammonialike ammonian ammoniaphone ammoniate ammoniation ammonic ammonical ammonification

Phrases

880 ammonia ammonia borane ammonia caramel ammonia process ammonia-soda process ammonia water aqua ammonia baker's ammonia

Frequently Paired Words

amide amine amino-

Synonyms

spirits of hartshorn volatile alkali ammonia water ammonium hydroxide

Rhymes With

pneumonia catalonia sonya livonia begonia valonia estonia macedonia patagonia babylonia snowdonia franconia

Questions

How do you pronounce ammonia?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈmoʊn.jə/.
What does ammonia mean?: A gaseous, toxic compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH₃, with a pungent smell and taste.
Where does ammonia come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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