ammoniacal

English

Etymology

From ammoniac +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /aməˈnʌɪəkəl/

Adjective

ammoniacal (not comparable)

Pertaining to or containing ammonia.
- 2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 231:
  A quick scent, sweet and ammoniacal, rose from her pubis.

Translations

pertaining to or containing ammonia

French: ammonique (fr)
Greek: αμμωνιακός (el) (ammoniakós)
Italian: ammonico (it)
Polish: amoniakalny, amoniakowy (pl)

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

ammoniacal (feminine ammoniacale, masculine plural ammoniacaux, feminine plural ammoniacales)

ammoniacal

Further reading

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

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