n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' m ō -ny ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin sal ammoniacus sal ammoniac, literally, salt of Ammon, from Greek amm ō niakos of Ammon, from Amm ō n Ammon, Amun, an Egyptian god near whose temple at the Siwa oasis it was extracted
Date: 1789
1 : a pungent colorless gaseous alkaline compound of nitrogen and hydrogen NH 3 that is very soluble in water and can easily be condensed to a liquid by cold and pressure
2 : AMMONIA WATER