sal ammoniac
sal ammoniac noun: a rare mineral composed of ammonium chloride found around volcanic fumaroles and guano deposits.
Noun
sal ammoniac (uncountable)
- A rare mineral composed of ammonium chloride found around volcanic fumaroles and guano deposits.
- Ammonium chloride.
sal ammoniac meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Telugu and Arabic
sal ammoniac in Tamil
- நவச்சாரம்
sal ammoniac in Urdu
- نوشادر, امونیئم کلورائیڈ
sal ammoniac in Telugu
- sal ammoniac; ammonium chloride
- నవాసారము navāsāramu
sal ammoniac in Arabic
- rare mineral
- نُشَادِر nušādir
More languagesFewer languages
- sal ammoniac in Persian
- نشادر nošâdor, nešâdor, nošâder, nešâder
Forms of sal ammoniac
| alternative form | salammoniac |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sal-ammoniac |
Origin of sal ammoniac
From Middle English sal armenak, sal armoniac, salarmoniac, sal armoniacum, sal armoniak, sal armonyak, salarmonyak, salle armonyacke, salt armoniake, salt armonyac, from Latin sal ammōniacus, sal armōniacus (“salt of Amun, ammonium chloride”), named so because it was found near the temple of (Jupiter) Ammon in Egypt. Ammon derives from Ancient Greek Ἄμμων (Ámmōn), from Egyptian jmn. Doublet of salmiac.
Questions about sal ammoniac
- What does sal ammoniac mean?
- Sal ammoniac means a rare mineral composed of ammonium chloride found around volcanic fumaroles and guano deposits.
- What is sal ammoniac in Tamil?
- Sal ammoniac in Tamil is நவச்சாரம். See Sal ammoniac meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sal ammoniac?
- Sal ammoniac is a noun.
Words near sal ammoniac in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: sal ammoniac (page history and authors); sal ammoniac (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sal ammoniac (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); నవాసారము (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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