ammoniacal

ammoniacal

English

Etymology

From ammoniac +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /aməˈnʌɪəkəl/

Adjective

ammoniacal (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to or containing ammonia.
   • 2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate 2011, p. 231:

     A quick scent, sweet and ammoniacal, rose from her pubis.

Translations

pertaining to or containing ammonia

French: ammonique (fr) Greek: αμμωνιακός (el) (ammoniakós) Italian: ammonico (it) Polish: amoniakalny, amoniakowy (pl)

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French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

ammoniacal (feminine ammoniacale, masculine plural ammoniacaux, feminine plural ammoniacales)

1. ammoniacal

Further reading

• “ammoniacal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.