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Ammonia vs Glycosine - What's the difference?

ammonia | glycosine |

As nouns the difference between ammonia and glycosine

is that ammonia is (inorganic compound) a gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, nh3, with a pungent smell and taste while glycosine is (obsolete|organic compound) an organic base, c6h6n4, produced by the action of ammonia on glyoxal.

ammonia

English

Noun

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  • (inorganic compound) A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste.

    • Synonyms

    * spirits of hartshorn (obsolete) * volatile alkali (obsolete)

    Derived terms

    * ammonia borane * ammonian * ammonic * ammonical * ammonium

    References

    * (wikipedia "ammonia") *

    Anagrams

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    glycosine

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (obsolete, organic compound) An organic base, C6H6N4, produced by the action of ammonia on glyoxal.
  • (organic compound) The organic compound 1-methyl-2-(phenylmethyl)-4(1H)-quinazolinone'' (a fused derivative of pyrimidine) found in the toothbrush plant, ''Glycosmis pentaphylla , sometimes used to ease the pain of arthritis
    • (Webster 1913)