Ammonia

Definitions

1. A gaseous, toxic compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH₃, with a pungent smell and taste.
   countable, uncountable
2. A solution of this compound in water used domestically as a cleaning fluid.
   countable, uncountable

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Examples

“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.”

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