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Definition: spirits of hartshorn
Ammonia
\Am*mo"ni*a\, n. [From sal ammoniac, which was first
obtaining near the temple of Jupiter Ammon, by burning
camel's dung. See
Ammoniac.] (Chem.)
A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen,
NH3, with a
pungent smell and taste: -- often called
volatile alkali,
and
spirits of hartshorn.
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