aqua ammonia

noun

aqua am·​mo·​nia

-əˈmōnēə,

-nyə

variants or aqua ammoniae

-nēˌē

plural aquae ammoniae

-nēˌē

: ammonia water

especially : a solution of ammonia containing 10 percent of ammonia by weight

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