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PRONUNCIATION OF HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA

household ammonia  [ˈhaʊsˌhəʊld əˈməʊnɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA

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Household ammonia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ammonium hydroxide

Ammonia solution, also known as ammonium hydroxide, ammonia water, ammonical liquor, ammonia liquor, aqua ammonia, aqueous ammonia, or simply ammonia, is a solution of ammonia in water. It can be denoted by the symbols NH3. Although the name ammonium hydroxide suggests an alkali with composition, it is actually impossible to isolate samples of NH4OH, as these ions do not comprise a significant fraction of the total amount of ammonia except in extremely dilute solutions.

Definition of household ammonia in the English dictionary

The definition of household ammonia in the dictionary is a dilute solution of ammonia in water for use in household cleaning.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA


Amazonia
æməˈzəʊnɪə
ammonia
əˈməʊnɪə
anhedonia
ˌænhɪˈdəʊnɪə
bronchopneumonia
ˌbrɒŋkəʊnjuːˈməʊnɪə
Caledonia
ˌkælɪˈdəʊnɪə
Catalonia
ˌkætəˈləʊnɪə
Cephalonia
ˌsɛfəˈləʊnɪə
Estonia
ɛˈstəʊnɪə
eudaemonia
ˌjuːdɪˈməʊnɪə
eudemonia
ˌjuːdɪˈməʊnɪə
Franconia
fræŋˈkəʊnɪə
Ionia
aɪˈəʊnɪə
Laconia
ləˈkəʊnɪə
Livonia
lɪˈvəʊnɪə
Macedonia
ˌmæsɪˈdəʊnɪə
Patagonia
ˌpætəˈɡəʊnɪə
pleuronia
ˌplʊərəʊnjuːˈməʊnɪə
pleuropneumonia
ˌplʊərəʊnjuːˈməʊnɪə
pneumonia
njuːˈməʊnɪə
zirconia
zɜːˈkəʊnɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA

housefly
housefront
houseful
household
household appliances
household arts
Household Cavalry
household chores
household gods
household goods
household insurance
household linen
household name
household rubbish
household soap
household troops
household word
householder
householdership
househusband

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA

Babylonia
begonia
charmonia
clintonia
double pneumonia
dysphonia
dystonia
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
houstonia
Konia
mahonia
miltonia
New Caledonia
Pannonia
pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
sinfonia
Snowdonia
spirits of ammonia
valonia
Washingtonia

Synonyms and antonyms of household ammonia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «household ammonia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA

Find out the translation of household ammonia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of household ammonia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «household ammonia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

家用氨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

amoníaco de uso doméstico
570 millions of speakers

English

household ammonia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घरेलू अमोनिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأمونيا المنزلية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нашатырный спирт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

amoníaco doméstico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিবারের আম্মোনিয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ammoniaque domestique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Amonia isi rumah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Salmiakgeist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

家庭用アンモニア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가정용 암모니아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Omah amonia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

amoniac hộ gia đình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வீட்டு அம்மோனியா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घरगुती अमोनिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ev tipi amonyak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ammoniaca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

amoniaku domowego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нашатирний спирт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

amoniac de uz casnic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αμμωνία οικιακής χρήσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

huishoudelike ammoniak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hushåll ammoniak
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

husholdning ammoniakk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of household ammonia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA»

The term «household ammonia» is normally little used and occupies the 134.207 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «household ammonia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «household ammonia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about household ammonia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA»

Discover the use of household ammonia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to household ammonia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Popular Science
_T IS surprising what the amateur chemist can do with a fifteen-cent bottle of ordinary household ammonia. Being a mixture of ammonia dissolved in water, this pungent-smelling liquid offers an ever-ready supply of ammonia gas for the home ...
2
Complete Idiot's Guide to Household Solutions
Household ammonia is actually only about 10 percent ammonia; the rest is water. But don't think of it as watered down and weak; it's plenty strong enough for most household jobs. You can buy household ammonia that is clear or slightly ...
Melodie Moore, 1998
3
Toxics A to Z: A Guide to Everyday Pollution Hazards
While this is the source of several toxic hazards around the home, household ammonia solutions (5 to 10% ammonia dissolved in water) are an insignificant fraction of the total ammonia in use. By volume, ammonia is the fourth largest ...
John Harte, Cheryl Holdren, Richard Schneider, 1991
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Fine Woodworking on Bending Wood: 35 Articles
It's important to note that anhydrous ammonia (anhydrous means without water) is chemically pure NHj, whereas household ammonia is a dilute solurion of ammonia gas in water. Experiments with household ammonia will not bend wood .
Fine Woodworking, 1985
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Chemistry: Principles and Practice
Household ammonia can react with other commonly used cleaning solutions to produce poisonous gases. Never mix ammonia with chlorine bleach, whose active component is sodium hypochlorite. If this happens, one or more of the following ...
Daniel Reger, Scott Goode, David Ball, 2009
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Coffee and Tea Industries and the Flavor Field
Liquid Bluing and Household Ammonia “W. H.," Sioux Falls 5. D., writes: "Will you kindly send us a good ormula for making household liquid blumg? What book could you recommend for making liquid bluing, household ammonia and other ...
‎1920
7
Simmon's Spice Mill: Devoted to the Interests of the Coffee, ...
In the preparation of Skinner's egg noodles hundreds of pounds of highest grade eggs, it is claimed, are HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA AS SOLD IN CANADA BULLETIN NO. 341, of Laboratory of the Inland Revenue Department, Ottawa, Can., ...
‎1917
8
Lewis' Dictionary of Toxicology
This usage is not recommended. ammonia water (ammonia; ammonia solution; household ammonia; aqua ammonia), a highly volatile, extremely irritant liquid; the fumes are extremely irritant to the eyes and lungs. The "ammonia" commonly  ...
Robert Alan Lewis, 1998
9
Naturally Dangerous: Surprising Facts about Food, Health, ...
Nature is Elemental The reduced form of nitrogen, ammonia, is familiar to many people in the form of the cleaning agent called household ammonia and in smelling salts. Ammonia is also a huge-commodity chemical manufactured principally ...
James Paddock Collman, 2001
10
The Journal of Home Economics
HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA J. F. SNELL Professor of Chemistry, Macdonald College, Quebec In a paper presented to the Canadian Section of the Sodety of Chemical Industry in January 1914,1 the writer reported the results obtained in the ...
‎1916

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term household ammonia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Surprising uses for beer around the house : WeAreSanpete.com
Many homeowners have found success with a simple and surprising concoction of beer, household ammonia and baby shampoo. «Daily Herald, Jul 15»
2
Smog Meringues Remind Us That We're Always Putting Pollution …
Household ammonia, decaying fish, orange peels, and pine needles also came in handy. To whip up the smog-infused meringues for the ... «TakePart, May 15»
3
Everyday Cheapskate: The joy of laundry
Laundry pretreatment. In a spray bottle combine 1/2 cup white vinegar, 1/2 cup household ammonia, 1/2 cup Wisk and 1/2 cup water. «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, May 15»
4
Master Gardener: Preventing slug damage in the garden can be …
Dispose of them in a pail of soapy water or spray them with household ammonia. They also can be killed by covering with salt, but this is not ... «Tulsa World, May 15»
5
Everyday Cheapskate: Secrets of a cheapskate gardener
Fill the rest of the container with household ammonia. Apply the mixture to your lawn, following the instructions on the hose-end sprayer, every ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Apr 15»
6
Everyday Cheapskate: Sturdy backpacks for kids
... with this recipe: 45 percent water, 45 percent rubbing alcohol and 10 percent household ammonia. (Exact measurements are not important.) ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Apr 15»
7
Preserving grave stone stories; Presentation on grave stone …
To clean the stone, a basic solution is clear household ammonia, mixed one cup to one gallon of water. After cleaning, the stone should be ... «Harrison Daily, Apr 15»
8
DIY Titration Lab Ware
To demonstrate how phenolphthalein solution reacts to acids and bases, you can use ordinary household ammonia and white vinegar. «Science 2.0, Feb 15»
9
Ammonia leak raises questions re: inspections
Household ammonia is actually a diluted mixture of ammonia and water. The ammonia used in refrigeration systems is a gas that has been ... «The Rocky Mountain Goat, Feb 15»
10
Enceladus ocean may resemble Antarctic lake
Swimming in the sea of the Saturnian moon Enceladus might be like taking a dip in household ammonia. An ocean hidden beneath the moon's ... «Science News, Feb 15»

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