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AMMONIAC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant
Synonyms:
ammoniac; gum ammoniac
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ammoniac" is a kind of...):
gum (any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying)
Derivation:
ammoniac; ammoniacal (pertaining to or containing or similar to ammonia)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pertaining to or containing or similar to ammonia
Synonyms:
ammoniac; ammoniacal
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
ammonia (a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3))
Derivation:
ammoniac (the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant)
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