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ammonia

[uh-mohn-yuh, uh-moh-nee-uh] / əˈmoʊn jə, əˈmoʊ ni ə /
NOUN
pungent gas, liquid
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The team first identified a major contributor to the disease: an overgrowth of the bacterium Clostridium perfringens, which generates ammonia inside the gut.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

The facility, under construction since 2020, will produce around 1.3 million metric tons of liquid ammonia annually.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

The creature comes from an extremely hot world with an atmosphere saturated with ammonia.

From Science Daily Jun. 24, 2026

But he said while pollutants from vehicles were being reduced, ammonia was still going up, so although there was good news in some areas, it was not a story of everything going well.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

The air was warm and humid and smelled powerfully of ammonia from their droppings.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan



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