ammoniacal
Americanadjective
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consisting of, containing, or using ammonia.
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like ammonia.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ammoniacal
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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
They are formed by the action of nitrous fumes on ammoniacal solutions of cobaltous salts, or purpureo-salts, or by the mutual reaction of chlorpurpureo-salts and alkaline nitrites.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
It is generally prepared from the ammoniacal liquor obtained as a by-product on distilling coal.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
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