ammonia: [18] Ammonia gets its name ultimately from Amon, or Amen, the Egyptian god of life and reproduction. Near the temple of Amon in Libya were found deposits of ammonium chloride, which was hence named sal ammoniac – ‘salt of Amon’. The gas nitrogen hydride is derived from sal ammoniac, and in 1782 the Swedish chemist Torbern Bergman coined the term ammonia for it.
ammonia (n.)
1799, Modern Latin, coined 1782 by Swedish chemist Torbern Bergman (1735-1784) for gas obtained from sal ammoniac, salt deposits containing ammonium chloride found near temple of Jupiter Ammon (from Egyptian God Amun) in Libya, from Greek ammoniakos "belonging to Ammon." The shrine was ancient already in Augustus' day, and the salts were prepared "from the sands where the camels waited while their masters prayed for good omens" [Shipley].
There also was a gum form of sal ammoniac, from a wild plant that grew near the shrine, and across North Africa and Asia. A less likely theory traces the name to Greek Armeniakon "Armenian," because the substance also was found in Armenia. Also known as spirit of hartshorn and volatile or animal alkali.
实用例句
1. Hydrogen is used extensively in industry for the production of ammonia.
氢气在工业上广泛用于制氨。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Substances such as ammonia give out heat when they dissolve.
诸如氨气之类的物质在溶解时会释放出热量。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Ammonia is used as a restorative when a person has fainted.
一个人晕过去之后,阿摩尼亚可用作兴奋剂.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
4. The smelling of ammonia brought himaround.
嗅氨使他恢复了意识.
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5. The amide nitrogen of glutamine or asparagine functions more effectively than ammonia.
