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ammonia vs. pneumonia
noun
Chemistry.
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.
Also called ammonia water. Also called aqueous ammonia,. Also called ammonia solution,. this gas dissolved in water; ammonium hydroxide.
noun
Pathology.
inflammation of the lungs with congestion.
Also called lobar pneumonia. an acute disease of the lungs, caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae and characterized by fever, a cough with blood-tinged phlegm, and difficult breathing.