ammonia vs. ammonium
[uh-mohn-yuh, uh-moh-nee-uh]
/ əˈmoʊn jə, əˈmoʊ ni ə /
noun
Chemistry.
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a colorless, pungent, suffocating, highly water-soluble, gaseous compound, NH 3 , usually produced by the direct combination of nitrogen and hydrogen gases: used chiefly for refrigeration and in the manufacture of commercial chemicals and laboratory reagents.
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Also called ammonia water, aqueous ammonia, ammonia solution. this gas dissolved in water; ammonium hydroxide.
[uh-moh-nee-uhm]
/ əˈmoʊ ni əm /
noun
Chemistry.
