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"The troops were supplied with weapons and ammunition .",
"be certain that all of your accusations are true, lest you just give them ammunition to claim that all of them are false",
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"The justices have been asked to hear cases challenging limits on ammunition magazine capacities in New Jersey and California, as well as a challenge to Maryland\u2019s assault weapons ban. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, Baltimore Sun , 20 June 2022",
"McConnell was instrumental in blocking previous attempts at gun control \u2013weapons bans, background checks, red flags for mental health cases, ammunition magazine restrictions, gun sale loopholes \u2013 when calls arose after previous mass shootings. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"McConnell was instrumental in blocking previous attempts at gun control \u2014 weapons bans, background checks, red flags for mental health cases, ammunition magazine restrictions, gun sale loopholes \u2014 when calls arose after previous mass shootings. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal , 27 May 2022",
"The justices have been asked to hear cases challenging limits on ammunition magazine capacities in New Jersey and California as well as a challenge to Maryland's assault weapons ban. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, ajc , 26 May 2022",
"The justices have been asked to hear cases challenging limits on ammunition magazine capacities in New Jersey and California as well as a challenge to Maryland's assault weapons ban. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, Chron , 26 May 2022",
"The justices have been asked to hear cases challenging limits on ammunition magazine capacities in New Jersey and California as well as a challenge to Maryland\u2019s assault weapons ban. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
"Harper called for backup and was joined by Foerster, who found an ammunition magazine for an automatic pistol on Acoli, according to news reports of the trial and Acoli\u2019s appeals. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"Russia maintains that the was stricken by an accidental fire in an ammunition magazine. \u2014 Michael Peck, Forbes , 6 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"obsolete French amunition , from Middle French, alteration of munition":""
},
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"\u02ccam-y\u0259-\u02c8ni-sh\u0259n"
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"egis",
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"protection",
"safeguard",
"screen",
"security",
"shield",
"wall",
"ward"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a pungent colorless gaseous alkaline compound of nitrogen and hydrogen NH 3 that is very soluble in water and can easily be condensed to a liquid by cold and pressure":[],
": ammonia water":[]
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-ny\u0259"
],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Anhydrous ammonia , on the other hand, is widely used in farming as a fertilizer. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 1 June 2022",
"Renewable fuels, such as green hydrogen and ammonia , provide a different type of storage. \u2014 Stacy Morford, The Conversation , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Doctors gave Liviah steroids to reduce inflammation and a compound called lactulose to help flush out the ammonia . \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"Tests are underway on hydrogen, ammonia and methanol. \u2014 Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press , 22 May 2022",
"If that fails, try using a diluted ammonia solution followed by detergent and water, then rinse. \u2014 Kevin Brasler, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"While the drug tests came back showing nothing, additional tests showed that Robbie's ammonia levels were nearly four times the normal amount. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 4 May 2022",
"The lower ammonia levels would bring down swelling in the brain. \u2014 Mark Johnson, jsonline.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Ukrainian authorities also said Russia shelled a chemical plant outside the eastern city of Sumy, sending toxic ammonia leaking from a 50-ton tank, and hit a military training base in the Rivne region of western Ukraine with cruise missiles. \u2014 Cara Anna, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin, derivative based on Latin sal amm\u014dniacus \"rock salt,\" literally, \"salt of Ammon,\" from amm\u014dniacus \"of Ammon,\" borrowed from Greek amm\u014dniak\u00f3s, derivative of \u00c1mm\u014dn, an Egyptian deity identified by the Greeks with Zeus, borrowed from Egyptian \u1ec9mn ; from its having been extracted near an oracle of Ammon near the Siwa oasis in Egypt":""
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"1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Thankfully, though, ammonium carbonate decomposes when heated into two chemicals: carbon dioxide, which leavens the dough, and ammonia, which dissipates, leaving no aroma behind in the finished product. \u2014 Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1829, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-121929"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a weakly basic compound NH 4 OH that is formed when ammonia dissolves in water and that exists only in solution":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-151741"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a heavy white odorless amorphous compound NH 2 HgCl obtained by treating a solution of mercuric chloride with excess of ammonia and used in external treatment of skin diseases and to destroy lice":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1836, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171046"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an apparatus for introducing ammonia into a compound or for impregnating a substance with ammonia":[]
": an instrument for measuring electric current especially in amperes":[]
},
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"\u02c8am-\u02cc\u0113t-\u0259r",
"\u02c8a-\u02ccm\u0113-t\u0259r"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Its voltage controller also transfers a consistent stream of energy to your device, and a digital ammeter provides information about amperage for charging speed. \u2014 Gabrielle Hondorp, Popular Mechanics , 2 July 2020",
"Start hunting by putting your ammeter in series with the battery's ground circuit. \u2014 Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics , 26 Jan. 2017",
"Disconnect the battery's ground cable and wire the ammeter in series between the battery terminal and the cable. \u2014 Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics , 26 Jan. 2017"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"1882, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194901"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": ammonium sulfide sense b":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1867, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235146"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary, from ammonium":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the aromatic gum resin of a southwest Asian herb ( Dorema ammoniacum ) of the carrot family used as an expectorant and stimulant and in plasters":[]
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-n\u0113-\u02ccak"
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": a crystalline compound (NH 4 ) 2 Cr 2 O 7 used as a coloring agent in pyrotechnics and formerly in photographic development to enhance certain colors":[]
