Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to Ammon, or to his shrine in Libya: only in the phrases, or quasi-compounds, gum ammoniac and sal ammoniac. See etymology, and definitions below.
- Of, pertaining to, or having the properties of ammonia; ammoniacal.
- noun Same as
gum ammoniac . See above.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of, pertaining, or containing ammonia, or possessing its properties
- adjective an engine in which the vapor of ammonia is used as the motive force.
- adjective the salt usually called
chloride of ammonium , and formerlymuriate of ammonia . - noun (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.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective pertaining to or containing or similar to ammonia
- noun the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant
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Examples
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It is important that the sal ammoniac, which is the active agent of the cell, should be free from lumps in order to mix properly with the manganese and carbon.
Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. George Patterson 1910
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It is met with in Bnature only compounded with other bodies, in nitrous Tammoniac, or in common fal ammoniac, which is Ifotr. ecimcs found in the neighbourhood of volcanoes, lor coal fnincs which have burnt for a long time.
The Economy of Nature Explained and Illustrated: On the Principles of Modern Philosophy. By G ... 1798
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Davie manufactured the sal ammoniac and, while Hutton had little if any involvement with the business, he was a lifelong partner and received an income from the venture.
Hutton, James 2009
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Sal ammoniac was difficult to obtain throughout France in the quantity and quality dyehouses would require; differences between the results obtained from each source for sal ammoniac emphasized the need for standard materials. 4 Macquer and Pont considered the sources available; could Antoine Baumé's factory supply more consistently than those of Pia or Capelle?
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L'ECARLATE ordinaire, ou couleur de feu, sera teinte de pure cochenille-mesteque, avec eau-forte, sel ammoniac, estain fin, amidon, sans aucun meslange de terramerita, ni de cochenille-sylvestre.
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The difficulties of transportation also made the use of sal ammoniac too expensive to be practical.
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“Kataba” would also be applied to striping the fingers with Henna which becomes a shining black under a paste of honey, lime and sal-ammoniac.
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Sal ammoniac factories existed but none produced enough to supply all dyehouses in France.
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The initial process to extract more color from cochineal called for the use of volatile spirit of sal ammoniac on the dregs of the typical boiling water extraction.
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“The stink of our state judiciary is growing too strongly ammoniac and hippuric for endurance,” wrote George Templeton Strong in his diary.
A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985
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