Meanings
adjectiveammoniac (comparative more ammoniac, superlative most ammoniac)
comparative more ammoniac · superlative most ammoniac · alternative obsolete armoniac
- Of or relating to ammonia, or possessing its properties.
an ammoniac salt; ammoniacal gas
nounammoniac (uncountable)
alternative obsolete armoniac
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of ammoniacum.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivepertaining to or containing or similar to ammonia
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Origin
- Medieval Latinammōniacum
- Middle Englishammoniak
- Englishammoniac
From Middle English ammoniak, from Medieval Latin ammōniacum.
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Catalan amoniacal
- amoniacalrelating to ammonia or possessing its properties
French ammoniacal
- ammoniacalrelating to ammonia or possessing its properties
Portuguese amoníaco
- amoníacorelating to ammonia or possessing its properties
Spanish amoniacal
- amoniacalrelating to ammonia or possessing its properties
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APA
ammoniac. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ammoniac
MLA
“ammoniac.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ammoniac. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ammoniac,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ammoniac.
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