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ammoniac

ammoniac adjective: of or relating to ammonia, or possessing its properties. Also the alternative form of ammoniacum.

Adjective

ammoniac (comparative more ammoniac, superlative most ammoniac)

  1. Of or relating to ammonia, or possessing its properties.
    • an ammoniac salt; ammoniacal gas

Also used as

ammoniac is also the alternative form of ammoniacum.

Forms of ammoniac

comparativemore ammoniac
superlativemost ammoniac
alternative form (obsolete)armoniac

Origin of ammoniac

From Middle English ammoniak, from Medieval Latin ammōniacum.

Words formed from ammoniac

Phrases with ammoniac

Questions about ammoniac

What does ammoniac mean?
Ammoniac means of or relating to ammonia, or possessing its properties.
What part of speech is ammoniac?
Ammoniac is an adjective.

Words near ammoniac in the dictionary

  1. ammonia caramel
  2. ammonia caramels
  3. ammonia process
  4. ammonia water
  5. ammonia-soda process
  6. ammoniac
  7. ammoniacal
  8. ammoniacum
  9. ammoniagenesis
  10. ammonialike
  11. ammonialyase

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