AMMONIAC
ammoniac, ammoniacal
(adjective) pertaining to or containing or similar to ammonia
ammoniac, gum ammoniac
(noun) the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ammoniac (comparative more ammoniac, superlative most ammoniac)
Of or relating to ammonia, or possessing its properties.
Noun
ammoniac (uncountable)
Alternative form of ammoniacum
Source: Wiktionary
Am*mo"ni*ac, Am`mo*ni"a*cal, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to ammonia, or possessing its properties; as,
an ammoniac salt; ammoniacal gas. Ammoniacal engine, an engine in
which the vapor of ammonia is used as the motive force.
– Sal ammoniac Etym: [L. sal ammoniacus], the salt usually called
chloride of ammonium, and formerly muriate of ammonia.
Am*mo"ni*ac ([or] Gum` am*mo"ni*ac , n. Etym: [L. Ammoniacum, Gr.
Ammon; cf. F. ammoniac. See Ammonite.] (Med.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition