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ammoniacal

American  
[am-uh-nahy-uh-kuhl] / ˌæm əˈnaɪ ə kəl /

adjective

  1. consisting of, containing, or using ammonia.

  2. like ammonia.


ammoniacal British  
/ ˌæməˈnaɪəkəl /

adjective

  1. Also: ammoniac.  of, containing, using, or resembling ammonia

"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

Etymology

Origin of ammoniacal

First recorded in 1725–35; ammoniac + -al 1

Example Sentences

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Both nitrous and ammoniacal pollutants are continuously and rapidly accumulating in China's environment and contribute to aerosol formation.

From Scientific American • Feb. 27, 2013

The air of the cave is foul with the unpleasant ammoniacal odor of bats, whose excreta comes showering down.

From Time Magazine Archive

Offered by Dr. James M. Prime of Omaha, this procedure is to paint the teeth with ammoniacal silver nitrate which gives "instant warning" by darkening rotting enamel.

From Time Magazine Archive

An ammoniacal solution of silver nitrate is reduced by chloral; and nascent hydrogen converts it into aldehyde.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

The latter are best removed by a partial precipitation with ammonia, either in the shape of gas or of concentrated ammoniacal liquor.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various

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