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Where does “阿摩尼亞” come from?

阿摩尼亞 (Chinese) comes from English ammonia, from Latin sal ammoniacus — salt of Amun, ammonium chloride.

阿摩尼亞 (Chinese): ammonia

Definitions

  1. ammonia

Ancestry of “阿摩尼亞”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishammoniaA gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH,...
2Latinsal ammoniacussalt of Amun, ammonium chloride
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