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, published 2011, page 231:

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

   • 2013 August, Thangjam Anand Singh et al., “Hawaijar – An ethnic vegan fermented soybean food of Manipur, India: A comprehensive review”, in Food Research International, volume 170:

     Hawaijar is a naturally fermented soybean food of Meitei people in Manipur or elsewhere. It is alkaline, non salted, sticky and slightly ammoniacal making it slightly pungent.

Translations

pertaining to or containing ammonia

• French: ammonique (fr)
• Greek: αμμωνιακός (el) (ammoniakós)
• Italian: ammonico (it)
• Polish: amoniakalny, amoniakowy (pl)
• Romanian: amoniacal (ro)
• Russian: аммиа́чный (ru) (ammiáčnyj)
• Spanish: amoniacal
• Ukrainian: аміа́чний (uk) (amiáčnyj)

See also

• ammoniac

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