ammoniacal
Americanadjective
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consisting of, containing, or using ammonia.
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like ammonia.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ammoniacal
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
Later it may become alkaline, and even ammoniacal.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Oil of cloves and grape sugar have also the power of reducing metallic silver from ammoniacal solutions of the nitrate, when gently warmed; but the mixtures must not be made too hot.
From British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. by Arnoux, L.
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