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Ammoniacal

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adj. Pertaining to or containing ammonia.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Of, pertaining to, or using ammonia; ammoniac.

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adj. pertaining to or containing or similar to ammonia

Word Usage

"On examining the tables given above, it is obvious that guanos may be divided into two classes, the one characterized by the abundance of ammonia, the other by that of phosphates; and which, for convenience sake, may be called ammoniacal and phosphatic guanos."

Cross Reference

gas-liquor ammoniacal gas ammoniacal engine ammoniacal cochineal ammoniacal salt

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