different between ammonia vs hyperammonemia

English

Etymology

From Latin sal ammoniacus (“salt of Amun, ammonium chloride”), named so because it was found near the temple of (Jupiter) Ammon in Egypt. Ammon derives from Ancient Greek ????? (Ámm?n), from Egyptian

jmn.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: ?m?n'y?, IPA^(key): /??mo?n.j?/

Noun

ammonia (countable and uncountable, plural ammonias)

1. (inorganic chemistry) A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH₃, with a pungent smell and taste.
2. A solution of this compound in water used domestically as a cleaning fluid.

Synonyms

• spirits of hartshorn (obsolete)
• volatile alkali (obsolete)

Derived terms

Related terms

• amide
• amine
• amino-

Translations

References

• ammonia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• ammonia in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• ammonia at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Amaimon

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??mo?.ni.a?/
• Hyphenation: am?mo?ni?a

Noun

ammonia f (uncountable)

1. ammonia solution

Related terms

• ammoniak

English

Alternative forms

• hyperammonaemia

Etymology

hyper- +? ammonemia

Noun

hyperammonemia (usually uncountable, plural hyperammonemias)

1. A metabolic disturbance characterized by excessive ammonia in the blood

Related terms

• hyperammonemic

Antonyms

• hypoammonemia
• hypoammonaemia

Further reading

• hyperammonemia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia