ammoniac

[ uh-moh-nee-ak ]

noun
  1. Also am·mo·ni·a·cum [am-uh-nahy-uh-kuhm]. /ˌæm əˈnaɪ ə kəm/. gum ammoniac.

adjective

Origin of ammoniac

1
1375–1425; late Middle English armoniac, ammoniak<Latin ammōniacum<Greek ammōniakón (neuter of ammōniakós of Ammon; see -i-, -ac), applied to a salt and a gum resin prepared near the Shrine of Ammon in Libya

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British Dictionary definitions for ammoniac (1 of 2)

ammoniac1

/ (əˈməʊnɪˌæk) /


adjective
  1. a variant of ammoniacal

British Dictionary definitions for ammoniac (2 of 2)

ammoniac2

/ (əˈməʊnɪˌæk) /


noun
  1. 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

2
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)

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