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1278 lines
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{
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"amm-":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": sand":[
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"ammo philous"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"ammo- , from Greek, from ammos sand":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132233",
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"type":[
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"combining form"
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]
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},
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"ammunition":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": cartridges":[],
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": explosive military items (such as grenades or bombs)":[],
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": material for use in attacking or defending a position":[
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"ammunition for the defense lawyers"
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],
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": the projectiles with their fuses, propelling charges, or primers fired from guns":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The troops were supplied with weapons and ammunition .",
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"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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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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",
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"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",
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"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",
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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's assault weapons ban. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, ajc , 26 May 2022",
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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's assault weapons ban. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, Chron , 26 May 2022",
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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, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
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"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",
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"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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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"obsolete French amunition , from Middle French, alteration of munition":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccam-y\u0259-\u02c8ni-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"aegis",
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"egis",
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"armor",
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"buckler",
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"cover",
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"defense",
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"guard",
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"protection",
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"safeguard",
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"screen",
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"security",
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"shield",
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"wall",
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"ward"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093525",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ammonia":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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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":[],
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": ammonia water":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-ny\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Anhydrous ammonia , on the other hand, is widely used in farming as a fertilizer. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 1 June 2022",
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"Renewable fuels, such as green hydrogen and ammonia , provide a different type of storage. \u2014 Stacy Morford, The Conversation , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"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",
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"Tests are underway on hydrogen, ammonia and methanol. \u2014 Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press , 22 May 2022",
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"If that fails, try using a diluted ammonia solution followed by detergent and water, then rinse. \u2014 Kevin Brasler, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
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"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",
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"The lower ammonia levels would bring down swelling in the brain. \u2014 Mark Johnson, jsonline.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"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"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"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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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104012"
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},
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"ammonium carbonate":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"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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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1829, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-121929"
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},
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"ammonium hydroxide":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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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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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-151741"
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},
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"ammoniated mercury":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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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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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1836, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171046"
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},
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"ammoniator":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an apparatus for introducing ammonia into a compound or for impregnating a substance with ammonia":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259\u02c8m\u014dn\u0113\u02cc\u0101t\u0259(r)"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-193211"
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},
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"ammeter":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an instrument for measuring electric current especially in amperes":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8am-\u02cc\u0113t-\u0259r",
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"\u02c8a-\u02ccm\u0113-t\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"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",
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"Start hunting by putting your ammeter in series with the battery's ground circuit. \u2014 Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics , 26 Jan. 2017",
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"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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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"am(pere) + -meter":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1882, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194901"
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},
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"ammonium hydrosulfide":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": ammonium sulfide sense b":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1867, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235146"
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},
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"ammoni-":{
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"type":[
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"combining form"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": containing ammonia or ammonium":[
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"ammonio cupric sulfate"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary, from ammonium":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000618"
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},
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"ammoniac":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": 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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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-n\u0113-\u02ccak"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English & Latin; Middle English, from Latin ammoniacum , from Greek amm\u014dniakon , from neuter of amm\u014dniakos of Ammon":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004502"
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},
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"ammonium dichromate":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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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":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1872, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-095014"
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},
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"ammonium molybdate":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a white crystalline salt used in analytical chemistry as a precipitant of phosphoric acid with which it forms a yellow precipitate of ammonium phosphomolybdate":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1869, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-060613"
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},
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"ammonium nitrate":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a colorless crystalline salt NH 4 NO 3 used in explosives and fertilizers and in veterinary medicine":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Takata used ammonium nitrate to create a small explosion to inflate air bags in a crash. \u2014 Tom Krisher, Star Tribune , 19 Jan. 2021",
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"Takata used ammonium nitrate to create a small explosion to inflate air bags in a crash. \u2014 Tom Krisher, ajc , 19 Jan. 2021",
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"Beirutis are still astonished by the destruction wrought across much of the capital by the explosion at a warehouse storing ammonium nitrate . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Sep. 2020",
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"There was something that detonated this ammonium nitrate . \u2014 Rasha Aridi, Science | AAAS , 4 Sep. 2020",
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"Several of the largest accidental explosions and terrorist acts in history, including the 1947 Texas City disaster and the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, involved ammonium nitrate . \u2014 Popular Science , 7 Aug. 2020",
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"In 2014, a truck carrying ammonium nitrate exploded in Wyandra after rolling, destroying a bridge. \u2014 Laura Smith-spark And Sam Kiley, CNN , 5 Aug. 2020",
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"But industrial accidents involving ammonium nitrate have been responsible for even greater disasters. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 5 Aug. 2020",
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"About 40% of ammonium nitrate \u2014 laughing gas's source \u2014 comes from Russia. \u2014 Darius Tahir, CBS News , 3 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-061033"
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},
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"ammonia water":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a water solution of ammonia":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-064354"
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},
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"ammonium chloride":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a white crystalline volatile salt NH 4 Cl that is used in dry cells and as an expectorant":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Tetro says to look for active ingredients such as bleach, hydrogen peroxide, quaternary ammonium chloride , and phenolics. \u2014 Rachel Chang, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 20 Apr. 2020",
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"The candy\u2019s elements\u2014licorice, salt, and, no joke, ammonium chloride \u2014hit your tongue, throat, and nose in various combinations as the black morsel dissolves in your mouth over the course of a minute or two. \u2014 Wired , 5 Nov. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1857, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-131838"
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},
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"ammoniate":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to combine or impregnate with ammonia or an ammonium compound":[],
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": to subject to ammonification":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-n\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Leave products that contain sugar, corn syrup, cane molasses, fructose, glucose, and ammoniated glycyrrhizin (a licorice extract) on the shelf. \u2014 Rebecca Straus, Good Housekeeping , 17 June 2016"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-162253"
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},
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"ammonium carbamate":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a salt NH 2 COONH 4 found in commercial ammonium carbonate and formed as an intermediate in the manufacture of urea by reaction of ammonia and carbon dioxide":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1869, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-173335"
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},
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"ammonification":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the act or process of ammoniating":[],
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": decomposition with production of ammonia or ammonium compounds especially by the action of bacteria on nitrogenous organic matter":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02ccm\u00e4n-\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"\u0259-\u02ccm\u00e4-n\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"-\u02ccm\u014d-n\u0259-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-174626"
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},
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"ammonium phosphate":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1868, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-185718"
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},
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"Ammi":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a small genus (the type of the family Umbelliferae) of branched annual herbs of the Mediterranean region and the North Atlantic islands with pinnate or pinnatifid leaves and compound umbels \u2014 see bishop's weed":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8a\u02ccm\u012b"
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"New Latin, from Latin ammi, ami , a plant (probably Carum copticum ), from Greek":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1806, in the meaning defined above":""
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"ammoniating":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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"definitions":{
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": to combine or impregnate with ammonia or an ammonium compound":[],
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": to subject to ammonification":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-n\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Leave products that contain sugar, corn syrup, cane molasses, fructose, glucose, and ammoniated glycyrrhizin (a licorice extract) on the shelf. \u2014 Rebecca Straus, Good Housekeeping , 17 June 2016"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-210909"
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},
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"ammonium bromide":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a colorless crystalline salt NH 4 Br used in photography and in medicine as a sedative":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
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"1856, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-014850"
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},
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"ammonium picrate":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a yellow or red salt of picric acid NH 4 OC 6 H 2 (NO 3 ) 3 used as an explosive, its resistance to impact, shock, and friction permitting its use in armor-piercing projectiles":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
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"1871, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-031844"
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},
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"ammonium bicarbonate":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a white crystalline salt NH 4 HCO 3 made by passing carbon dioxide through an aqueous ammonia solution and used chiefly in baking powders and in fire-extinguishing compositions":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1869, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-040245"
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},
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"ammonium sulfamate":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a white crystalline salt NH 4 SO 3 NH 2 used chiefly as a fire retardant and as a weed killer":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
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"1869, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-085511"
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},
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"ammonium persulfate":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a colorless crystalline salt (NH 4 ) 2 S 2 O 8 used as an oxidizing agent and for improving dense photographic negatives":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1891, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-090827"
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},
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"ammonifier":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a bacterium that produces ammonia from organic matter containing nitrogen":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1904, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-093222"
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},
|
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"ammonio-":{
|
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"type":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"\u2014 see ammoni-":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-124535"
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},
|
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"ammonium":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an ion NH 4 + derived from ammonia by combination with a hydrogen ion and known in compounds (such as salts) that resemble in properties the compounds of the alkali metals":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259m"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"High in ammonium , magnesium, and phosphorus, the crystals are rich in nutrients and, importantly, slow to dissolve\u2014slower even than synthetic slow-release fertilizer, says Inglett. \u2014 Jesse Kathan, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 July 2022",
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"The types of clouds on Jupiter are highly dependent on the chemical that forms them, with the three main cloud layers coming from ammonia (the top layer), ammonium hydrosulfide (a stinky middle layer), and water (a bottom layer). \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 27 June 2022",
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"In some editions Friday, a Ukraine Crisis article about fertilizer prices incorrectly referred to it as ammonium . \u2014 WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Its conditioning properties come from behentrimonium chloride, an ammonium salt that King says is an effective conditioner for detangling and smoothing the hair. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"Two disinfectants known to be sprayed at Glades are called Mint and Maxim Neutral, and their ingredients that have raised concern are known as quaternary ammonium compounds, or QACs. \u2014 Matthew Phelan, Scientific American , 17 Sep. 2021",
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"Salicylic acid can be too harsh for dry skin, as can parabens, sodium laurel sulfate, ammonium lauryl sulfate, and some types of alcohol. \u2014 Rachel Nussbaum, Health.com , 17 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Scientists think its color may be the result of sunlight changing the chemical composition of the clouds of the ammonia, ammonium hydrosulfide and water it\u2019s probably made of. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Oct. 2021",
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"The court probe centers on hundreds of tons of ammonium nitrates that had been improperly stored at a port warehouse that detonated on August 4, 2020, killing at least 215 people, injuring thousands and destroying parts of nearby neighborhoods. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from ammonia":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1808, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-125154"
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},
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"ammonium sulfide":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a sulfide of ammonium: such as":[],
|
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": the unstable colorless to yellow crystalline normal sulfide (NH 4 ) 2 S":[],
|
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": the white crystalline hydrosulfide NH 4 HS used in aqueous solution chiefly in the textile industry":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1867, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-125615"
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},
|
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"ammonium cyanate":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an inorganic white crystalline salt NH 4 CNO that can be converted into organic urea":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1867, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-135150"
|
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},
|
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"ammoniacal":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, containing, or resembling ammonia":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccam-\u0259-\u02c8n\u012b-\u0259-k\u0259l",
|
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"\u02cca-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u012b-\u0259-k\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1646, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-144253"
|
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},
|
|
"ammonium thiocyanate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a colorless crystalline salt NH 4 SCN made by reaction of ammonia and carbon disulfide and used chiefly in textile printing, as a rust inhibitor, and as a weed killer and defoliant":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1877, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-172607"
|
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},
|
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"ammonite":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a subclass (Ammonoidea) of extinct cephalopods especially abundant in the Mesozoic age that had flat spiral shells with the interior divided by septa into chambers":[],
|
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": a member of a Semitic people who in Old Testament times lived east of the Jordan between the Jabbok and the Arnon":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The couple, who own a farm in nearby Hays, had previously collected ammonites and tiny bones while hiking through the shortgrass prairie. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"In addition, the amber contained the shells of squid-like critters called ammonites , which also lived in the sea. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 11 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Giant mollusks with flanged shells that looked like alien cruisers disappeared forever, and many species of nautilus-like cephalopods called ammonites also went extinct. \u2014 National Geographic , 18 Dec. 2019",
|
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"The download browser also features the fossilized jaw and skull of an unnamed dolphin species, the skull of a shrub ox unearthed in New Mexico\u2019s Carlsbad Caverns, and a Jurassic Period ammonite . \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian , 27 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"But despite centuries of research, many mysteries still surround ammonites . \u2014 Michael Greshko, National Geographic , 13 May 2019",
|
|
"The Earp homestead is built on a bedrock of ammonite , which acts as a powerful revenant repellant. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 2 Oct. 2018",
|
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"In some cases -- some extremely rare cases -- ammonites can fetch between $40,000 to $50,000. \u2014 CNN , 21 Mar. 2018",
|
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"What the girl had found was the fossil of an ammonite , a sea creature that went the way of the dinosaurs millions of years ago. \u2014 CNN , 21 Mar. 2018"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin ammonites , from Latin cornu Ammonis , literally, horn of Ammon":"Noun",
|
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"Late Latin Ammonites , from Hebrew \u02bdAmm\u014dn Ammon (son of Lot), descendant of Ammon":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1726, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"1530, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-203911"
|
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},
|
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"Ammiaceae":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a family of plants coextensive with Umbelliferae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccam\u0113\u02c8\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Ammi , type genus + -aceae":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1895, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-220103"
|
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},
|
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"amman":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"city and capital of Jordan northeast of the Dead Sea population 627,505":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02c8man",
|
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"a-",
|
|
"\u00e4-\u02c8m\u00e4n"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-225111"
|
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},
|
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"ammonium thioglycolate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a colorless crystalline salt NH 4 OOCH 2 SH used in setting cold waves":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1915, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-225348"
|
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},
|
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"ammine":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a molecule of ammonia as it exists in a coordination complex":[
|
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"hex- ammine- cobalt chloride Co(NH 3 ) 6 Cl 3"
|
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],
|
|
": a compound that contains an ammine":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8a-\u02ccm\u0113n",
|
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"a-\u02c8m\u0113n"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from German Ammine, from Amm oniak ammonia + -ine -ine entry 2":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-225512"
|
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},
|
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"ammonium perchlorate":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crystalline salt NH 4 ClO 4 used chiefly as an oxidizer in explosives, in fireworks, and solid propellant systems for rockets":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1872, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-235037"
|
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},
|
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"ammoniac plant":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a tall Persian herb ( Dorema ammoniacum ) of the family Umbelliferae whose milky juice yields ammoniac":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1814, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-003952"
|
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},
|
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"ammonioborite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mineral consisting of hydrous ammonium borite (NH 4 ) 2 B 10 O 16 \u00b75H 2 O found at Larderello, Italy":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259\u02ccm\u014dn\u0113(\u02cc)\u014d-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"ammoni- + borite":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1931, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-013904"
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},
|
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"ammono":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"combining form"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": of or relating to compounds considered as bearing to ammonia relations analogous to those that certain other compounds bear to water":[
|
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"lithium amide LiNH 2 is an ammono base"
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],
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"\u2014 compare aquo":[
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"lithium amide LiNH 2 is an ammono base"
|
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],
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": ammonia":[
|
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"ammono lysis"
|
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],
|
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": derived from ammonia":[
|
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"\u2014 in names of chemical compounds ammono carbonic acid HN=C(NH 2 ) 2"
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],
|
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"\u2014 compare aquo- sense 2":[
|
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"\u2014 in names of chemical compounds ammono carbonic acid HN=C(NH 2 ) 2"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259\u02c8m\u014d(\u02cc)n\u014d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"ammono-":"Adjective",
|
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"International Scientific Vocabulary, from ammonia":"Combining form"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1907, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-023818"
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},
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"ammonia dynamite":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": dynamite sense 1c":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1888, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-033644"
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},
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"ammonia gelatin":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an explosive of the gelatin dynamite class containing ammonium nitrate":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1894, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-042544"
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},
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"ammonia liquor":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1773, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-043652"
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},
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"ammonium sulfate":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a colorless crystalline salt (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 used chiefly as a fertilizer":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The ReencleMicrobe mix at the heart of this process contains rice husks, vermiculite, nonpathogenic bacillus bacteria, ammonium sulfate , and wood pellets, according to the company. \u2014 Richard Baguley, Wired , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"For example, ammonium sulfate is usually sold as 21-0-0 (sometimes as 20-0-0). \u2014 oregonlive , 29 Jan. 2022",
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"Gardeners often apply fertilizer to their crops in mid-summer with a cup of ammonium sulfate (21-0-0), a cup and a third of calcium nitrate (15-0-0), or about half a cup of urea (46-0-0) per 10 feet of row. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 July 2021",
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"Kowalewski recommends sulfate products such as ferrous sulfate, iron sulfate and ammonium sulfate . \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Apr. 2021",
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"Kowalewski recommends sulfate products such as ferrous sulfate, iron sulfate and ammonium sulfate . \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Apr. 2021",
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"Kowalewski recommends sulfate products such as ferrous sulfate, iron sulfate and ammonium sulfate . \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Apr. 2021",
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"It would be used to trigger a chemical reaction that converts nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxides into ammonium nitrate and ammonium sulfate . \u2014 Andrea Willige, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2021",
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"Dissolving them in salt water or ammonium sulfate solutions, and then precipitating them out with oxalic acid or ammonium bicarbonate \u2013 inexpensive chemicals \u2013 does the trick. \u2014 Willy Shih, Forbes , 24 Feb. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-085351"
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},
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"Ammanite":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an Amish Mennonite":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8am\u0259\u02ccn\u012bt"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Jacob Ammann \u2020before 1730 Swiss Mennonite elder + -ite entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1888, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-090847"
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},
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"ammono-":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"combining form"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to compounds considered as bearing to ammonia relations analogous to those that certain other compounds bear to water":[
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"lithium amide LiNH 2 is an ammono base"
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],
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"\u2014 compare aquo":[
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"lithium amide LiNH 2 is an ammono base"
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],
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": ammonia":[
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"ammono lysis"
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],
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": derived from ammonia":[
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"\u2014 in names of chemical compounds ammono carbonic acid HN=C(NH 2 ) 2"
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],
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"\u2014 compare aquo- sense 2":[
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"\u2014 in names of chemical compounds ammono carbonic acid HN=C(NH 2 ) 2"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259\u02c8m\u014d(\u02cc)n\u014d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"ammono-":"Adjective",
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"International Scientific Vocabulary, from ammonia":"Combining form"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1907, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-102133"
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},
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"Ammonian":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to Ammonius of Alexandria, reputed author of a harmony of the Gospels and a work on the agreement of the teachings of Moses and Jesus":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259\u02c8m\u014dn\u0113\u0259n",
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"-ny\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Ammoni us, 3d century Alexandrian Christian philosopher + English -an":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1793, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-104330"
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},
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"ammonia nitrogen":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": nitrogen combined in the form of ammonia or ammonium":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-110625"
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},
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"Ammonite":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of a subclass (Ammonoidea) of extinct cephalopods especially abundant in the Mesozoic age that had flat spiral shells with the interior divided by septa into chambers":[],
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": a member of a Semitic people who in Old Testament times lived east of the Jordan between the Jabbok and the Arnon":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8a-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bt"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"The couple, who own a farm in nearby Hays, had previously collected ammonites and tiny bones while hiking through the shortgrass prairie. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Feb. 2020",
|
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"In addition, the amber contained the shells of squid-like critters called ammonites , which also lived in the sea. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 11 Mar. 2020",
|
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"Giant mollusks with flanged shells that looked like alien cruisers disappeared forever, and many species of nautilus-like cephalopods called ammonites also went extinct. \u2014 National Geographic , 18 Dec. 2019",
|
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"The download browser also features the fossilized jaw and skull of an unnamed dolphin species, the skull of a shrub ox unearthed in New Mexico\u2019s Carlsbad Caverns, and a Jurassic Period ammonite . \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian , 27 Nov. 2019",
|
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"But despite centuries of research, many mysteries still surround ammonites . \u2014 Michael Greshko, National Geographic , 13 May 2019",
|
|
"The Earp homestead is built on a bedrock of ammonite , which acts as a powerful revenant repellant. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 2 Oct. 2018",
|
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"In some cases -- some extremely rare cases -- ammonites can fetch between $40,000 to $50,000. \u2014 CNN , 21 Mar. 2018",
|
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"What the girl had found was the fossil of an ammonite , a sea creature that went the way of the dinosaurs millions of years ago. \u2014 CNN , 21 Mar. 2018"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin ammonites , from Latin cornu Ammonis , literally, horn of Ammon":"Noun",
|
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"Late Latin Ammonites , from Hebrew \u02bdAmm\u014dn Ammon (son of Lot), descendant of Ammon":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1726, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"1530, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-121033"
|
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},
|
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"Amman":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
"city and capital of Jordan northeast of the Dead Sea population 627,505":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"a-",
|
|
"\u00e4-\u02c8m\u00e4n",
|
|
"-\u02c8man"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-123225"
|
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},
|
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"ammino":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"combining form"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": of, relating to, or characteristic of an ammine":[],
|
|
": ammine":[
|
|
"ammino chloride"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259\u02c8m\u0113(\u02cc)n\u014d",
|
|
"\u02c8am\u0259\u02ccn\u014d",
|
|
"a\u02c8-"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"ammino-":"Adjective",
|
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"probably from German, from ammin ammine":"Combining form"
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1897, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-142616"
|
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},
|
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"ammoniojarosite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a member of the jarosite group of minerals in which ammonium replaces potassium":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"ammoni- + jarosite":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1928, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-151810"
|
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},
|
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"ammonia soda process":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1873, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-165819"
|
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},
|
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"ammonia soda":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": soda made by the ammonia soda process":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1878, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-185725"
|
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}
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} |