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ammoniac

9.9

Having a strong smell like ammonia or containing ammonia

adjective
/əˈmɒniˌæk/

Specialized

: amoniacal

In the chemistry class, we learned about the properties of ammoniac compounds found in some fertilizers.

Examples

The ammoniac smell in the laboratory indicated that the experiments had used ammonia.
In the ammoniac fumes of a men's toilet, Maks bent over the recumbent body of a federal worker he had followed in and rapped lightly on the base of the skull.

Fiction book (2000)
She noticed an ammoniac odor that reminded her of cleaning products when she entered the storage room.

Synonyms

ammoniacal

vsammoniac

Specialized

9.9

Containing ammonia or having a strong ammonia smell

is about general relation or containing rather than a smell focus

Compounds

sal ammoniac

Specialized

1 9.9

A white salt used in old batteries, some medicines, and for cleaning metal

gum ammoniac

Specialized

9.9

A sticky, fragrant substance from a plant used in medicine and to make varnish

How Ammoniacal

ammoniated

Specialized

8.8

ammoniac

Specialized

9.9

Surface Forms

ammoniac positive

Morphology

ammoniac = ammonia (transparent) = ammonia + iac

Formed from the noun 'ammonia' with an adjectival suffix '-iac', so the relation 'relating to ammonia' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Ammoniac comes from the name of the Egyptian god Ammon and the old term sal ammoniac, which means 'salt of Ammon' because these salts were found near his temple. The same root gave us ammonia, so ammoniac means 'like ammonia' or 'smelling sharp'.