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ammonia) The Severnside Works on the banks of the Bristol Channel is a plant for the manufacture of ammonia and ammonia products. Its location was chosen as it is accessible by road, river, and rail, so raw materials and finished products can be easily transported. Colourless pungent-smelling gas, lighter than air and very soluble in water. It is made on an industrial scale by the Haber (or Haber-Bosch) process, and used mainly to produce nitrogenous fertilizers, nitric acid, and some explosives. In aquatic organisms and some insects, nitrogenous waste (from the breakdown of amino acids) is excreted in the form of ammonia, rather than as urea in mammals. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| At the depth of two hundred and forty miles our nostrils were assailed by almost overpowering ammonia fumes, and the temperature had dropped to TEN BELOW ZERO He took a small bottle from his follower, and sniffed strong ammonia to clear his senses for the ordeal. The pungency of ammonia bit her nostrils, wafted to her from the soaked sponge wherefrom he breathed the fiery fumes that cleared his brain. |
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