ammoniac
[ uh-moh-nee-ak ]
/ əˈmoʊ niˌæk /
Save This Word!
noun
Also am·mo·ni·a·cum [am-uh-nahy-uh-kuhm]. /ˌæm əˈnaɪ ə kəm/. gum ammoniac.
adjective
QUIZZES
THINK YOU’VE GOT A HANDLE ON THIS US STATE NICKNAME QUIZ?
Did you ever collect all those state quarters? Put them to good use on this quiz about curious state monikers and the facts around them.
Question 1 of 8
Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?
Words nearby ammoniac
ammonal, ammonate, ammonemia, ammoni-, ammonia, ammoniac, ammoniacal, ammonia clock, ammonia liquor, ammonia-lyase, ammoniate
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for ammoniac
British Dictionary definitions for ammoniac (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for ammoniac (2 of 2)
ammoniac2
/ (əˈməʊnɪˌæk) /
noun
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 cementAlso called: gum ammoniac
Word Origin for ammoniac
C14: from Latin ammōniacum, from Greek ammōniakos belonging to Ammon (apparently the gum resin was extracted from plants found in Libya near the temple of Ammon)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Medical definitions for ammoniac
ammoniac
[ ə-mō′nē-ăk′ ]
n.
A strong-smelling gum resin from the stems of a plant of western Asia, formerly used in perfumery and in medicine as an expectorant and a stimulant.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.