sal ammoniac

sal ammoniac

n.

See ammonium chloride.

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[Middle English sal armoniak, from Latin sl ammniacus, salt of Amen : sl, salt; see sal + ammniacus, of Amen; see ammonia.]

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sal ammoniac  (sl -mn-k)

See ammonium chloride.

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Noun

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sal ammoniac - a white salt used in dry cells ammonium chloride salt - a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)