Examples of ammonia in a Sentence
Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
New nonprofit to utilize AI to alleviate the global water crisis
The top chemicals that were discharged into waterways were found to be nitrate compounds, manganese compounds and ammonia, the data shows.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2024
Other research thrusts include ones based on powering planes with ammonia, hydrogen, or electricity.
—Amy Jankovsky, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2023
The hazard — which was later identified by the OCFA as an ammonia leak — was reported shortly before 9:15 a.m., the OCFA told ABC News and CBS News in a statement.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 14 Oct. 2023
In the new study, the team showed that lightning can’t make ammonia, methane, or nitrous oxide on its own, making those chemicals even more reliable signs of life.
—Popular Science, 7 Mar. 2024
In their gaseous phase, many natural and man-made molecules, including ammonia, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, and methanol, absorb photons when stimulated at terahertz frequencies, and those absorption bands can serve as chemical fingerprints.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2024
The researchers point out that the absence of ammonia, which is highly soluble in water, is consistent with the presence of a surface ocean.
—Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
Here's how to tell the difference: Urine has a yellowish color and smells like ammonia, while amniotic fluid is usually odorless, says Brichter.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Ammonia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ammonia. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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ammonia
noun
from Latin sal ammoniacus "ammonium chloride," literally "salt of Ammon," named for the Egyptian god Ammon near whose temple the salt was extracted
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ammonia
noun
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