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Ammonia Pronunciation
Ammonia is pronounced uh-MOH-nyuh, IPA /əˈmoʊnjə/.
uh-MOH-nyuh
US /əˈmoʊnjə/ · UK /æˈməʊniə/
Syllables: uh · MOH · nyuh (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A sharp smelling gas of nitrogen and hydrogen, used in cleaning products and fertiliser.
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Ammonia in a Sentence
- The smell of ammonia hit us at the door.
- Ammonia is made industrially from air and natural gas.
- Never mix bleach with anything containing ammonia.
Common Mispronunciations of Ammonia
Not A-moh-nee-uh
Lift the second syllable, MOH, and swallow the first to a weak uh. The double m is a single sound.
Not uh-MAH-nee-uh
Round that stressed vowel to the long oh of bone. A short o belongs to ammonite, not to this word.
Tip: Three syllables in everyday speech, uh-MOH-nyuh, four if the nee and uh are kept apart.
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