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.
例文
1. Hydrogen is used extensively in industry for the production of ammonia .
水素は工業的にアンモニアの製造に広く用いられている。
2.Substances such as ammonia give out heat when they dissolve.
アンモニアなどの物質は溶解時に熱を放出する。
3. Ammonia is used as a restorative when a person has fainted.
一人で気絶した後、アモニアは興奮剤として使用できます。
4.The smelling of ammonia brought himaround.
アンモニアを嗅いで意識を回復させた。
5.The amide nitrogen of glutamine or asparagine functions more effectively than ammonia .