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Ammonia
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a gas with a strong smell that dissolves in water to give a strongly alkaline solution
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a water solution of ammonia
ammonia
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Example
In agriculture, ammonia is used as a fertilizer to provide plants with a source of nitrogen.
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the root nodules of leguminous plants elaborate ammonia from atmospheric nitrogen.
Marine organisms excrete ammonia as a way to rid their bodies of nitrogenous waste.
The combination of nitrogen and hydrogen produces ammonia, with nitrogen and hydrogen as the reactants.
Some common examples of alkalis include potassium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, and ammonia.
