HOW TO PRONOUNCE
ammonia
/əˈmoʊnjə/
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Stress “mo,” using the vowel in “go.”
Use three syllables and a light first vowel. After the strongest vowel, n and y lead into the final light uh, without an additional full ee syllable.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The container is labeled ammonia.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does ammonia mean?
noun
- A gaseous, toxic compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH₃, with a pungent smell and taste.
- A solution of this compound in water used domestically as a cleaning fluid.
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IPA pronunciation
/əˈmoʊnjə/
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The separated laminae are pure silver, which is to be digested with ammonia until it ceases to be colored blue.
Even then it is liable to contain traces of ammonia, or some other substance which vaporizes at a lower temperature than water.
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Most important, soil contains nitrification microorganisms that readily convert ammonia gas to nitrates, and clay that will catch and temporarily hold ammonia.
They want no ammonia nor phosphates--at all events they have none, and that is why the cattle on the moor never get fat.
If she is able to drink, give her one teaspoonful of aromatic spirits of ammonia in four tablespoonfuls of cold water.