About The Word Ammoniac
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Ammoniac
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What's The Definition Of Ammoniac?
[n] the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant
[adj] pertaining to or containing or similar to ammonia Synonyms | Synonyms for Ammoniac: ammoniacal | gum ammoniac Related Terms | Find terms related to Ammoniac: See Also | gum Ammoniac In Webster's Dictionary \Am*mo"ni*ac\, Ammoniacal \Am`mo*ni"a*cal\, a.
Of or pertaining to ammonia, or possessing its properties;
as, an ammoniac salt; ammoniacal gas.
{Ammoniacal engine}, an engine in which the vapor of ammonia
is used as the motive force.
{Sal ammoniac} [L. sal ammoniacus], the salt usually called
{chloride of ammonium}, and formerly {muriate of ammonia}.
\Am*mo"ni*ac\(or Gum ammoniac \Gum` am*mo"ni*ac\, n. [L. Ammoniacum, Gr. ? a resinous gum, said to distill from a tree near the temple of Jupiter Ammon; cf. F. ammoniac. See {Ammonite}.] (Med.) The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous plant, the {Dorema ammoniacum}. It is brought chiefly from Persia in the form of yellowish tears, which occur singly, or are aggregated into masses. It has a peculiar smell, and a nauseous, sweet taste, followed by a bitter one. It is inflammable, partially soluble in water and in spirit of wine, and is used in medicine as an expectorant and resolvent, and for the formation of certain plasters. |
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