ammoniac
Also am·mo·ni·a·cum [am-uh-nahy-uh-kuhm]. /ˌæm əˈnaɪ ə kəm/. gum ammoniac.
Origin of ammoniac
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How to use ammoniac in a sentence
For myself, I generally prefer the colour given by ammoniac salt; it is artistical and sufficient for any purpose.
Rub thoroughly with strong brine, or a solution of sal ammoniac dissolved in eight times its weight of water.
Domestic Animals | Richard L. AllenIt absorbs one-sixth more than its bulk of alkaline air, and with it forms the common sal ammoniac.
One measure of this air saturates two of alkaline air, and with it forms the vitriolic ammoniac.
Platina is precipitated from a solution in aqua regia by sal-ammoniac, as gold is by martial vitriol.
British Dictionary definitions for ammoniac (1 of 2)
/ (əˈməʊnɪˌæk) /
a variant of ammoniacal
British Dictionary definitions for ammoniac (2 of 2)
/ (əˈməʊnɪˌæk) /
a strong-smelling gum resin obtained from the stems of the N Asian umbelliferous plant Dorema ammoniacum and formerly used as an expectorant, stimulant, perfume, and in porcelain cement: Also called: gum ammoniac
Origin of ammoniac
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