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ammoniacal

ammoniacal

9.9
Containing ammonia or having a strong ammonia smell
  • adjective
  • /əˈmɒniˌɑːkəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : amoniacal
  • He noticed a faint ammoniacal scent in the air.

Examples

  • Wastewater treatment plants often deal with ammoniacal compounds.

  • The ammoniacal odor was overwhelming in the laboratory.

  • An ammoniacal solution is commonly used to clean certain metals.

  • The laboratory reported an ammoniacal odor coming from the chemical solution.

  • The cleaning solution has an ammoniacal smell that can be quite strong in enclosed spaces.

  • He complained about the ammoniacal odor coming from the old refrigerator in the garage.

  • In the lab, we observed that the ammoniacal fumes caused irritation to the eyes and throat.

Synonyms

ammoniac
vsammoniacal
  • Specialized
9.9

Having a strong smell like ammonia or containing ammonia

emphasizes also having a smell similar to ammonia

How Ammoniacal

ammoniated
  • Specialized
8.8
ammoniacal
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

ammoniacal positive

Morphology

ammoniacal = ammoniac (transparent) = ammoniac + al

Standard adjectival formation: the adjective relates directly to ammonia via the base 'ammoniac' and the suffix '-al'.

Etymology

Ammoniacal comes from ammonia, which was named after a salt called 'sal ammoniac' found near the temple of the Egyptian god Ammon. So ammoniacal means 'relating to or smelling like ammonia'.