Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A contraction of sal ammoniac (which see, under
ammoniac .)
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Old Chem.) Sal ammoniac. See under
sal .
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- noun obsolete
ammonium chloride
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muamor commented on the word salmiac
Known also as ammonium chloride. Black nectar. Aah.
March 2, 2008