ammoniac

• armoniac (obsolete)

From Middle English ammoniak, from Medieval Latin ammōniacum.

ammoniac (comparative more ammoniac, superlative most ammoniac)

1. Of or relating to ammonia, or possessing its properties.

   an ammoniac salt; ammoniacal gas

ammoniac (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of ammoniacum

From New Latin sal ammoniacus (“salt of Ammon”), from Ancient Greek άμμωνιακός (ámmōniakós, “of Ammon”), from Ἄμμων (Ámmōn). Comparable to English sal ammoniac.

• IPA^(key): /a.mɔ.njak/

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ammoniac m (uncountable)

1. (inorganic chemistry) ammonia

ammoniac (feminine ammoniaque, masculine plural ammoniacs, feminine plural ammoniaques)

1. (inorganic chemistry) ammonic, ammonical

• “ammoniac”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.