Definition
A prefix meaning 'containing ammonia' or 'related to ammonia compounds,' used in chemistry to describe substances that have ammonia as a key component.
Etymology
From ammonia + -o (combining form). Ammonia itself comes from sal ammoniac, named after the Egyptian god Ammon. The prefix form emerged in 19th-century chemistry as scientists developed systematic nomenclature for nitrogen-containing compounds.
Kelly Says
Ammonia (NH₃) is the second most important industrial chemical in the world, and this prefix helps chemists quickly communicate that ammonia is involved in a reaction or compound. The 'ammon-' part actually comes from an ancient Egyptian deity, which is wild when you think about how modern chemistry naming borrows from ancient history!
Translations
ARالعربية
أمونيا
a-mo-ni-ya
BNবাংলা
আমোনিয়া
a-mo-ni-a
CACatalà
amoníac
a-mo-ni-ak
CSČeština
amoniak
a-mo-ni-ak
DADansk
ammoniak
a-mo-nee-ak
DEDeutsch
Ammoniak
a-mo-nee-ak
ELΕλληνικά
αμμωνία
am-mo-nee-a
ESEspañol
amoníaco
a-mo-nee-ah-koh
FAفارسی
آمونیا
a-mo-ni-ya
FISuomi
ammoniakki
a-mo-nee-ak-ki
FRFrançais
ammoniac
a-mo-n-ee-ak
HIहिन्दी
अमोनिया
a-mo-ni-ya
HUMagyar
ammónia
a-mon-nia
IDBahasa Indonesia
amonia
a-mo-ni-a
ITItaliano
ammoniaca
a-mo-n-ee-a-kah
MSBahasa Melayu
amonak
a-mo-nak
MYမြန်မာ
အမွန်နီယာ
a-mon-ni-ya
NLNederlands
ammoniak
a-mo-nee-ak
NONorsk
ammoniakk
a-mo-nee-ak
PLPolski
amonijak
a-mo-ni-jak
PTPortuguês
amoníaco
a-mo-nee-a-koh
RORomână
amoniu
a-mo-ni-u
RUРусский
аммиак
am-m-yak
SVSvenska
ammoniak
a-mo-nee-ak
SWKiswahili
amonia
a-mo-ni-a
TAதமிழ்
அமோனியா
a-mo-ni-ya
TEతెలుగు
అమోనియా
a-mo-ni-ya
THไทย
แอมโมเนีย
a-mo-ne-i
UKУкраїнська
аміак
a-m-yak
VITiếng Việt
amoniac
a-mo-ni-aht