Ammoniac
[ә'mәuniæk]
Definition
(noun.) the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant.
(adj.) pertaining to or containing or similar to ammonia .
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Definition
(a.) Alt. of Ammoniacal
(n.) Alt. of Gum ammoniac
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Examples
- It is composed of pure copper, 100 parts; pure tin, 17 parts; magnesia, 6 parts; tartar of commerce, 9 parts; sal-ammoniac, 3. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Cut the camomile in pieces and rub fine with the sal-ammoniac; add the lavender water and vinegar by placing all in a glass flask and let it digest for twelve hours and filter. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- He engaged in experiments, and ultimately made a fortune by a process for the manufacture of sal ammoniac from coal-soot. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Dissolve 5 parts of lunar caustic in 10 parts of spirit of sal ammoniac. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- This was introduced by Craufurd (British patent No. 7,355, of April 29, 1837), and consisted in plunging the iron into a bath of melted zinc covered with sal ammoniac. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Instead of the solution of sal-ammoniac equal parts of water and hydrochloric acid saturated with zinc can be used just as well. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Then put in a crumb of sal-ammoniac and fill up with water and it is ready for use. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
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