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ammoniacenUK
am·mo·ni·ac 1 A0257700 (ə-mō′nē-ăk′) also am·mo·ni·a·cal (ăm′ə-nī′ə-kəl)adj. Of, containing, or similar to ammonia.
am·mo·ni·ac 2 A0257700 (ə-mō′nē-ăk′)n. A strong-smelling gum resin from the stems of a plant (Dorema ammoniacum) of western Asia, formerly used in perfumery and in medicine as an expectorant and a stimulant. Also called gum ammoniac.
[Middle English ammoniak, from Latin ammōniacum, from Ammōniacus, of Amen, from Greek Ammōniakos; see ammonia.]ammoniac (əˈməʊnɪˌæk) or ammoniacumn (Elements & Compounds) a strong-smelling gum resin obtained from the stems of the N Asian umbelliferous plant Dorema ammoniacum and formerly used as an expectorant, stimulant, perfume, and in porcelain cement. Also called: gum ammoniac [C14: from Latin ammōniacum, from Greek ammōniakos belonging to Ammon (apparently the gum resin was extracted from plants found in Libya near the temple of Ammon)]am•mo•ni•ac (əˈmoʊ niˌæk)
n. 1. gum ammoniac. adj. 2. ammoniacal. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ammōniacum < Greek ammōniakón, neuter of ammōniakós of Ammon1; applied to a salt and a gum resin prepared near the Shrine of Ammon in Libya] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | ammoniac - the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plantgum ammoniacgum - any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying | | Adj. | 1. |  ammoniac - pertaining to or containing or similar to ammoniaammoniacal |
TranslationsammoniacenUK
am·mo·ni·ac (ă-mō'nē-ak), A gum resin from a plant of western Asia, Dorema ammoniacum (family Umbelliferae); used internally as a stimulant and expectorant, and externally as a counterirritant plaster.ammoniac (ə-mō′nē-ăk′)n. A strong-smelling gum resin from the stems of a plant (Dorema ammoniacum) of western Asia, formerly used in perfumery and in medicine as an expectorant and a stimulant. Also called gum ammoniac.ammoniacenUK
Synonyms for ammoniacnoun the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plantSynonymsRelated Wordsadj pertaining to or containing or similar to ammoniaSynonyms |