ammoniacal

2 definitions found

ammoniacal - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  ammoniac \am*mo"ni*ac\ ([a^]m*m[=o]"n[i^]*[a^]k), Ammoniacal
  \Am`mo*ni"a*cal\ ([a^]m`m[-o]*n[imac]"[.a]*kal), a.
     Of, pertaining, or containing ammonia, or possessing its
     properties; as, an ammoniac salt; ammoniacal gas.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Ammoniacal engine, an engine in which the vapor of ammonia
        is used as the motive force.
  
     Sal ammoniac [L. sal ammoniacus], the salt usually called
        chloride of ammonium, and formerly muriate of ammonia.
        [1913 Webster] Gum ammoniac

ammoniacal - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ammoniacal
      adj 1: pertaining to or containing or similar to ammonia [syn:
             ammoniac, ammoniacal]