ammoniacaladj.
Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of ammonia.
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1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet i. 268 Jellies made of the solid Parts of Animals contain a sort of ammoniacal Salt.
1798 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 88 20 The mixture..emitted ammoniacal gaz.
1813 H. Davy Agric. Chem. 301 A bitter extract, which affords Ammoniacal fumes.
1818 M. Faraday Exper. Res. vii. 19 They gave off much ammoniacal gas.
1832 D. Brewster Lett. Nat. Magic v. 113 A solution of the ammoniacal carbonate of copper.
1866 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. vii. 65 The ammoniacal liquors of the gasworks.
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