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ammoniacal

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Adjective

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am=mo=ni=a=cal

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective ammoniacal has 1 sense

ammoniacal(a = adj.pert) ammoniac - pertaining to or containing or similar to ammonia; Array

Derived form noun ammoniac₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

ammoniacal, a.

Of, pertaining, or containing ammonia, or possessing its properties; as, an ammoniac salt; ammoniacal gas. [1913 Webster]

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.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

ammoniacal, adj. of, relating to, or containing ammonia or sal ammoniac.

Etymology

ME ammoniac f. OF (arm-, amm-) f. L f. Gk ammoniakos of Ammon (cf. SAL AMMONIAC) + -AL

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