ammoniaphone

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noun

A 19th-century device for inhaling hydrogen peroxide and free ammonia, believed at that time to improve the quality of the singing and speaking voice.

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Meanings

nounammoniaphone (plural ammoniaphones)

plural ammoniaphones

  1. historicalA 19th-century device for inhaling hydrogen peroxide and free ammonia, believed at that time to improve the quality of the singing and speaking voice.

Origin

From ammonia + -phone.

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APA

ammoniaphone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ammoniaphone

MLA

“ammoniaphone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ammoniaphone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ammoniaphone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ammoniaphone.

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