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单词 ammoniac
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
am•mo•ni•ac  (ə mōnē ak′),USA pronunciation n. 
    Also, am•mo•ni•a•cum  (am′ə nīə kəm).USA pronunciation See gum ammoniac. 

adj. 
  1. Chemistryammoniacal.
  • Greek ammōniakón (neuter of ammōniakós of Ammon; see -i-, -ac), applied to a salt and a gum resin prepared near the Shrine of Ammon in Libya
  • Latin ammōniacum
  • late Middle English armoniac, ammoniak 1375–1425

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ammoniac /əˈməʊnɪˌæk/ n
  1. 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
Etymology: 14th Century: 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)
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