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Definition of ammonia : A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste: - often called volatile alkali, and spirits of hartshorn.

Synonyms:

ammonium hydroxide, CFC, chlorofluorocarbon, carbon, ammonia water

peroxide, chromate, bisulfate, iodide, hydrate, hydride, ether, bisulfide, bromide, salt, fluoride, nitrate, citrate, borate, nitride, sulfide, borax, silicate, tetroxide, lactate, cyanide, ketone, bicarbonate, phosphate, carbon dioxide, carbide, chlorate, oxide, ethyl, benzoate, formaldehyde, methyl, monoxide, hydroxide, hydrocarbon, dioxide, disulfide, disulfate, acetate, chloride, acetone, carbonate, fulminate, sulfate, alcohol, chemical

butane, methane, laughing gas, mustard gas, helium, rarefaction, fume, natural gas, miasma, nitrogen, smelling salts, ethane, vapor, ozone, acetylene, nerve gas, carbon monoxide, xenon, oxygen, chlorine, atmosphere, alkali, sal volatile, spirits of hartshorn, neon, tear gas, gas, argon, hydrogen

Usage examples:

• I may mention here that a small stock of ammonia- sulphate of copper in crystals should be supplied with this instrument, also a wire and brush for cleaning, and a bottle with liquid ammonia: all of which might be packed in the box. - "Himalayan Journals V2.", J. D. Hooker.
• To distinguish still better, turn the mixing bottle upside down, by closing its mouth with the thumb, and examine the color of the fluid in the tube- shaped neck of the bottle, and afterwards, should it be required, add another drop of the ammonia. - "The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines", George Husmann.
• Ammonia and water, applied while the stain is fresh, will often remove it. - "The Complete Home", Various.