ammonia gas
Sharp cleaning fumes
Ammonia gas is the gaseous form of ammonia—a pungent, colorless compound of nitrogen and hydrogen.
It has a sharp, suffocating smell recognizable from cleaning products and smelling salts.
Industrial uses include fertilizer production and refrigeration.
In high concentrations, ammonia gas is toxic and can cause severe respiratory damage: The leak released ammonia gas into the warehouse.
- pungentSharply strong-smelling
- fertilizerSoil nutrient supplement
- cleaningRemoving dirt and mess
- fumesAirborne chemical irritants
- chemicalSubstance with defined composition
smell · sharp · toxic · hydrogen · urine · industrial · cold storage · refrigerant · caustic · smelling salts · bleach · swimming pool · burning · choking · laboratory · cat litter · synthesis · vapor
- gasesair, oxygen, helium, nitrogen, hydrogen
- WMD threatschemical weapons, biological weapon, biological warfare, bioterrorism, chemical weapon
ammonia gashydrogen chloride
Binary acid in gaseous form
sulfuric acid · nitric acid · sulfur dioxide · acetic acid · carbonic acid
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