How to Use ammonia in a Sentence

ammonia

noun

• Adding ammonia to cans and bags will reduce odors that attract bears.
  — Christopher Keating, courant.com, 24 Sep. 2020
• High levels of ammonia in the air can cause blindness, lung damage, and death as well.
  — Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2020
• Could ammonia be the next great hope for carbon-neutral aircraft flight?
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2020
• If the stain remains, mix 1 tablespoon ammonia with ½ cup water – skip this step for wool or silk carpets.
  — Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping, 8 June 2020
• There are plenty of humane options available for ridding your home of mice such as cage traps or soaking cotton balls in ammonia.
  — cleveland, 8 June 2020
• The liquid, or ammonia, is then transported to farms as fertilizer.
  — Adam Belz, Star Tribune, 14 Aug. 2020
• Never mix bleach with other chemicals like ammonia or vinegar, which can create toxic fumes that are harmful to inhale.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2020
• That’s why Keck recommends spraying the nest area with something containing ammonia to dissolve the pheromones so the wasps won’t come back.
  — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 1 Sep. 2020
• Eco-friendly with no alcohol or ammonia, and non-irritating.
  — Bob Beacham, chicagotribune.com, 19 Sep. 2020
• The synthetic substance is a combination of ammonia and nitric acid.
  — USA Today, 6 Aug. 2020
• The researchers took these little plugs of sediment and injected substances bacteria can use to grow, like sugar and ammonia.
  — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 29 July 2020
• And just as nitrogen can combine with three hydrogen atoms to form the familiar ammonia, phosphorus can bind with three hydrogens to form phosphine.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2020
• However, mixing chlorine bleach with ammonia or other chemical can produce dangerous fumes.
  — Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
• The ammonia is converted to hydrogen and nitrogen at its destination.
  — Anna Shiryaevskaya, Bloomberg.com, 30 July 2020
• But the ammonia pipeline has been damaged in the war, the U.N. said.
  — Courtney Bonnell, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2023
• The study points to a few ways for farmers to cut down on the production of ammonia.
  — Isabelle Chapman, CNN, 10 May 2021
• Yara isn’t alone in hoping to tap green ammonia to feed and fuel the world.
  — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2022
• The lower ammonia levels would bring down swelling in the brain.
  — Mark Johnson, jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2022
• The fire department shut down the ammonia system, but did not fix the problem with the pipes.
  — Zach Harris, chicagotribune.com, 1 Aug. 2021
• Using a clean, white cloth, sponge the stains with the ammonia solution.
  — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Nov. 2022
• Avoid fish that sour, ammonia-like or too strongly of fish.
  — Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2021
• On a recent overcast morning, the air in Vernon was thick with the smell of ammonia.
  — New York Times, 1 Aug. 2022
• But harsh cleaners — from vinegar and lemon juice, to bleach and ammonia — can wear down the surface.
  — Maya Pottiger, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
• High up, the water ice crystals mix with the ammonia vapors and melt.
  — New York Times, 14 June 2021
• To solve the problem in the long term, the town will have to approve a project that will add a mixture of chlorine and ammonia to the water to prevent the THMs.
  — Desiree Stennett, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2023
• Grease: Use dish soap or don goggles and add eight parts water to one part ammonia to wipe up grease.
  — oregonlive, 23 Mar. 2021
• Adding ammonia to trash cans and bags will reduce odors that attract bears.
  — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2022
• Try not to overdo it with this one, though, as the remover contains ammonia and shouldn’t be used all over your hair.
  — Gabby Shacknai, Women's Health, 30 Jan. 2023
• First, however, the plants add some ammonia to extend the effects of the chlorine and remove the bleach smell.
  — Eric Roper, Star Tribune, 9 Oct. 2020
• Don’t store livestock food outside, keep enclosures clean to minimize odors, hang rags soaked in ammonia and/or Pine-Sol around the enclosure.
  — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Dec 2024