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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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Board members asked if residual ammonia could be leaking from the open pipes that weave throughout the building.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

“It is very apparent that it is coming from the food waste,” Aspell said about lingering ammonia emissions.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

High ammonia levels damage the lining of the digestive tract, weakening the intestinal barrier.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

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

Given a moist planet with methane, formaldehyde, ammonia, and some usable minerals, all of which abound, exposed to lightning or ultraviolet irradiation at the right temperature, life might start off almost anywhere.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas



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