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salmiac

salmiac noun: ammonium chloride.

Noun

salmiac (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) ammonium chloride

Origin of salmiac

From German Salmiak, from Latin sal ammoniacum. Doublet of sal ammoniac.

Questions about salmiac

What does salmiac mean?
Salmiac means ammonium chloride.
What part of speech is salmiac?
Salmiac is a noun.

Words near salmiac in the dictionary

  1. Salmeron
  2. Salmerons
  3. salmeterol
  4. salmeterol xinafoate
  5. salmi
  6. salmiac
  7. salmiak
  8. salmin
  9. salmine
  10. salmis
  11. Salmo

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