Meanings
adjectiveammoniacal (not comparable)
- not comparablePertaining to or containing ammonia.
A quick scent, sweet and ammoniacal, rose from her pubis.
2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 2311 more example
Hawaijar is a naturally fermented soybean food of Meitei people in Manipur or elsewhere. It is alkaline, non salted, sticky and slightly ammoniacal making it slightly pungent.
2013 August, Thangjam Anand Singh et al., “Hawaijar – An ethnic vegan fermented soybean food of Manipur, India: A comprehensive review”, in Food Research International, volume 170
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivepertaining to or containing or similar to ammonia
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Translations
French ammonique
- ammoniquepertaining to or containing ammonia
Greek αμμωνιακός
- αμμωνιακός (ammoniakós)pertaining to or containing ammonia
Italian ammonico
- ammonicopertaining to or containing ammonia
Polish amoniakalny, amoniakowy
- amoniakalnypertaining to or containing ammonia
- amoniakowypertaining to or containing ammonia
Romanian amoniacal
- amoniacalpertaining to or containing ammonia
Russian аммиа́чный
- аммиа́чный (ammiáčnyj)pertaining to or containing ammonia
Spanish amoniacal
- amoniacalpertaining to or containing ammonia
Ukrainian аміа́чний
- аміа́чний (amiáčnyj)pertaining to or containing ammonia
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ammoniacal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ammoniacal
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“ammoniacal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ammoniacal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ammoniacal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ammoniacal.
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