ammonia

English

/əˈmoʊn.jə/

noun

Definitions

(inorganic compound) A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH, with a pungent smell and taste.
A solution of this compound in water used domestically as a cleaning fluid.

Etymology

Derived from Latin sal ammoniacus (salt of Amun, ammonium chloride) derived from Ancient Greek Ἄμμων.

Origin

Ancient Greek

Ἄμμων

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

acetoamide English
acrylamide English
acylamide English
adamantylamine English
alkoxyamine English
alkylamine English
alkylammonium English
allenylamine English
allylamine English
amidation English
amide English
amidic English
amidification English
amidoamine English
amidogen English
amidol English
amiloride English
aminase English
amination English
amine English
aminergic English
aminic English
aminium English
aminoamide English
aminol English
aminyl English
ammonemia English
ammonialike English
ammonian English
ammoniaphone English
ammoniate English
ammoniation English
ammonic English
ammonifier English
ammonify English
ammonium English
ammoniumlike English
ammoniumyl English
ammonuria English
arylalkylamine English
arylamine English
benzamide English
benzylamine English
benzyldimethylhexadecylammonium English
bioamine English
bisamide English
bisammonium English
butylamine English
butylammonium English
ceramide English
cetyltrimethylammonium English
chloralamide English
chloramide English
cuprammonium English
cuproammonium English
cyclohexylamine English
cyclopropylamine English
deamidase English
diacylamine English
dialkylamine English
dialkylammonium English
diamide English
diammonium English
diarylamine English
dicyclomine English
diethylamide English
dihydroergotamine English
dodecylamine English
edrophonium English
fluoxetine English
fluvoxamine English
fructosamine English
galactopyranosylamine English
galantamine English
gallamine English
glycinamide English
glycosylamine English
haloamide English
haloamine English
heptylamine English
hexamethylphosphoramide English
hexylamine English
homoallylamine English
hydramide English
hydroxyamide English
hyperammonemia English
isopropylamide English
ketoamide English
lactamide English
lipoamide English
mecamylamine English
metalammonium English
methylamine English
methylammonium English
monamide English
monoamide English
monoammonium English
naphthylamide English
naphthylamine English
neuroamine English
niacinamide English
nitramine English
nitroamide English
nitroamine English
octadecylamine English
octylamine English
oleylamine English
oligoamide English
oligoamine English
oxoamide English
oxoammonium English
oxyammonia English
pentaamine English
pentylamine English
perfluorotributylamine English
phenolamine English
phenoxybenzamine English
phentolamine English
phenylhydroxylamine English
phosphamide English
phosphoramide English
picolylamine English
polyamide English
polyammonium English
polyesteramide English
propanolamine English
propargylamide English
propargylamine English
propylamine English
retroamide English
rhodammonium English
salicylamide English
selenoamide English
sertraline English
sideramine English
succinamide English
tartramide English
temporoammonic English
tetraalkylammonium English
tetraamine English
tetrabutylammonium English
tetradecyltrimethylammonium English
tetraethylammonium English
tetramine English
thiamine English
thioamide English
thionylamine English
tranylcypromine English
triamide English
triamine English
triammonium English
triarylamine English
tricyclohexylammonium English
triethylammonium English
trimethylamine English
tropicamide English
venlafaxine English
vinylamine English
xanthamide English
xylamide English
Ammon Latin
sal ammoniacus Latin
аммиа́к Russian
Ἄμμων Ancient Greek
Ámon Portuguese
アミン Japanese
aimín Irish
amóinia Irish
amonya Cebuano
אמוניום Hebrew (modern)
jmn Egyptian
氨 Chinese
胺 Chinese
銨 Chinese
阿摩尼亞 Chinese
아민 Korean