ammonia

Nitrogen-hydrogen cleaning compound

Ammonia is a pungent, colorless gas composed of nitrogen and hydrogen, with a sharp smell familiar from cleaning products and cat litter boxes.

In household use, ammonia solutions cut through grease and grime.

Industrially, it's essential for manufacturing fertilizers, explosives, and plastics.

The smell is so distinctive that smelling salts, used to revive someone who has fainted, rely on ammonia's ability to irritate the nasal passages and trigger alertness.

odor

pungent

Sharply strong-smelling

sharpFine-edged, or astute
acridUnpleasantly sharp-smelling
stingingCausing sharp pain

eye-watering · irritating · strong · harsh · penetrating · overpowering · noxious · choking · fumes · urine

chemical

nitrogen

Element seven, colorless gas

hydrogenSimplest atomic element
moleculeBonded atomic group
compoundCombined into one

inorganic · anhydrous · gas · solution · synthesis · base · alkaline · pH · reagent · catalyst

fertilizer

urea

Nitrogenous metabolic waste compound

nitratesNitrogen-oxygen salt compounds
nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
agricultureCultivation of land, livestock

crop · yield · soil · nutrients · farming · application · growth · field · horticulture · manure

cleaning

disinfectant

Agent destroying surface pathogens

sanitizerAgent that reduces microbes
bleachChemical stain and germ killer
householdDomestic unit of residents

detergent · degreaser · mop · sponge · stains · grime · scrubbing · hygiene · wipe · rinse

refrigerant

coolant

Temperature-regulating fluid

compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
industrialOf factories and production
absorptionProcess of taking in

chiller · HVAC · evaporator · condenser · cooling · anhydrous · leakage · detection

ammonia

pungent

nitrogen

urea

disinfectant

coolant

ammonia

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