ammoniac

== English == === Alternative forms === armoniac (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English ammoniak, from Medieval Latin ammōniacum. === Adjective === ammoniac (comparative more ammoniac, superlative most ammoniac) Of or relating to ammonia, or possessing its properties. an ammoniac salt; ammoniacal gas ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== ammoniacal === Noun === ammoniac (uncountable) Alternative form of ammoniacum. == French == === Etymology === From New Latin sal ammoniacus (“salt of Ammon”), from Ancient Greek άμμωνιακός (ámmōniakós, “of Ammon”), from Ἄμμων (Ámmōn). Comparable to English sal ammoniac. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.mɔ.njak/ === Noun === ammoniac m (uncountable) (inorganic chemistry) ammonia === Adjective === ammoniac (feminine ammoniaque, masculine plural ammoniacs, feminine plural ammoniaques) (inorganic chemistry) ammonic, ammonical === Further reading === “ammoniac”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012