Ammoniacal

Ammoniacal
Ammoniac Am*mo"ni*ac, Ammoniacal Am`mo*ni"a*cal, 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]


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  • ammoniacal — ammoniacal, ale, aux [ amɔnjakal, o ] adj. • 1748; de sel ammoniac ♦ Relatif à l ammoniac; contenant de l ammoniac. « la puanteur ammoniacale [de l urinoir] » (Cl. Simon). Sels ammoniacaux. ammoniacal, ale, aux adj. Qui est constitué par l… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • ammoniacal — ammoniacal, ale (a mmo ni a kal, ka l ) 1°   Adj. Quicontient de l ammoniaque. Sel, savon ammoniacal. 2°   S. m. plur. Terme de médecine. Les ammoniacaux, médicaments excitants, diffusibles, formés par l ammoniaque et ses principales combinaisons …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • ammoniacal — [am΄ə nī′ə kəl] adj. of, like, or containing ammonia …   English World dictionary

  • AMMONIACAL — ALE. adj. T. de Chimie. Qui a rapport à l ammoniaque, qui en contient, qui en a l odeur ou les propriétés. Sel ammoniacal. Savon ammoniacal. Odeur ammoniacale. Vapeur ammoniacale …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • ammoniacal — adjective Pertaining to or containing ammonia. The presence of ammoniacal nitrogen (N ndash;NH) in leachate is one of the problems normally faced by landfill operators …   Wiktionary

  • ammoniacal — ammonia ► NOUN ▪ a colourless, intensely pungent gas, forming a strongly alkaline solution in water which is used as a cleaning fluid. DERIVATIVES ammoniacal adjective. ORIGIN from SAL AMMONIAC(Cf. ↑sal ammoniac) …   English terms dictionary

  • Ammoniacal fermentation — Am mo*ni a*cal fer men*ta tion Any fermentation process by which ammonia is formed, as that by which urea is converted into ammonium carbonate when urine is exposed to the air. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ammoniacal, ammoniacale, ammoniacaux ou ammonique — ● ammoniacal, ammoniacale, ammoniacaux ou ammonique adjectif Qui contient de l ammoniac, ou qui s y rapporte …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Ammoniacal engine — Ammoniac Am*mo ni*ac, Ammoniacal Am mo*ni a*cal, 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • AMMONIACAL, ALE — adj. T. de Chimie Qui a rapport à l’ammoniaque, qui en contient, qui en a l’odeur ou les propriétés. Sel ammoniacal. Savon ammoniacal. Odeur ammoniacale. Vapeur ammoniacale …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

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