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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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Dawn’s discovery of ammoniated clays on the world’s surface—reported November 9 at the Division for Planetary Sciences annual meeting—points to this intriguing scenario.

From National Geographic • Nov. 10, 2015

It was in those wavelengths that Dawn investigator Carle Pieters and her colleagues spied the signature of ammoniated phyllosilicates, which are minerals similar to clays on Earth, mixed in with other materials.

From National Geographic • Nov. 10, 2015

Stevenson’s executive director, George W. Ball, warned reporters that Eisenhower’s people were about to merchandise him in TV spots as if he were “soap, ammoniated toothpaste, hair tonic or bubble gum.”

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2015

Some freckle removers contain ammoniated mercury, a caustic poison that eats the skin.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Avez-vous ammoniated tincture of quinine?” he would ask.

From A Prisoner in Turkey by Still, John



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