different between ammonia vs valeridine

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

Noun

valeridine (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) A base, C₁₀H₁₉N, produced by heating valeric aldehyde with ammonia.