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sal ammoniac

noun

Definition of SAL AMMONIAC

: ammonium chloride

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Origin of SAL AMMONIAC

Middle English sal armoniak, from Latin sal ammoniacus, literally, salt of Ammon

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with SAL AMMONIAC

Anglophiliac, aphrodisiac, coprophiliac, Dionysiac, dipsomaniac, egomaniac, hemophiliac, hypochondriac, intracardiac, kleptomaniac, melancholiac, monomaniac, mythomaniac, necrophiliac, neophiliac, nymphomaniac, paraphiliac, pedophiliac, pyromaniac, sacroiliac

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sal ammoniac

noun sal am·mo·ni·ac \ˌsal-ə-ˈmō-nē-ˌak\

Medical Definition of SAL AMMONIAC

: ammonium chloride

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