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AMMONIAC

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant

Synonyms:

ammoniac; gum ammoniac

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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) 

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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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