sal ammoniac

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. ammonium chloride.

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sal ammoniac British  

noun

1. another name for ammonium chloride

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sal ammoniac Scientific  

/ sălə-mō′nē-ăk′ /

1. See ammonium chloride

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Etymology

Origin of sal ammoniac

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50

Example Sentences

Ah, yes, certainly she would go at once—her case was not locked—and she would take with her some sal ammoniac.

From Literature

Tiring of field and flock, in 1768 he moved to Edinburgh, where he founded a successful business producing sal ammoniac from coal soot, and busied himself with various scientific pursuits.

From Literature

It is found that for every 50 grains of zinc consumed in this battery, about 82 grains of sal ammoniac and 124 grains of manganese dioxide are needed to neutralize the hydrogen set free.

From Project Gutenberg

There are establishments in this country and in Europe where they "doctor" such rails by filling up the flaws with a mixture of iron filings, sal ammoniac, and some adhesive substance.

From Project Gutenberg

It absorbs one-sixth more than its bulk of alkaline air, and with it forms the common sal ammoniac.

From Project Gutenberg