gum ammoniac
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Gum ammoniac — Ammoniac Am*mo ni*ac(or Gum ammoniac Gum am*mo ni*ac, n. [L. Ammoniacum, Gr. ? a resinous gum, said to distill from a tree near the temple of Jupiter Ammon; cf. F. ammoniac. See {Ammonite}.] (Med.) The concrete juice (gum resin) of an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gum ammoniac — n. AMMONIAC … English World dictionary
gum ammoniac — noun the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant • Syn: ↑ammoniac • Derivationally related forms: ↑ammoniac (for: ↑ammoniac), ↑ammoniacal (for: ↑ammoniac) … Useful english dictionary
gum ammoniac — gum′ ammo′niac n. pln an acrid gum resin derived from a W Asian plant, Dorema ammoniacum, used chiefly in porcelain ceramics Also called ammoniac 1) … From formal English to slang
gum ammoniac — a brownish yellow gum resin, having an acrid taste, occurring in tearlike fragments from a plant, Dorema ammoniacum, of western Asia: used in porcelain ceramics and in medicine as an expectorant and counterirritant. Also called ammoniac,… … Universalium
gum ammoniac — /gʌm əˈmoʊniæk/ (say gum uh mohneeak) noun a medicinal gum resin from the umbelliferous plant, Dorema ammoniacum, of Persia, etc …
Ammoniac — Am*mo ni*ac(or Gum ammoniac Gum am*mo ni*ac, n. [L. Ammoniacum, Gr. ? a resinous gum, said to distill from a tree near the temple of Jupiter Ammon; cf. F. ammoniac. See {Ammonite}.] (Med.) The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous plant … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ammoniac — I noun the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑gum ammoniac • Derivationally related forms: ↑ammoniacal • Hypernyms: ↑gum II … Useful english dictionary
ammoniac — /euh moh nee ak /, n. 1. Also, ammoniacum /am euh nuy euh keuhm/. See gum ammoniac. adj. 2. ammoniacal. [1375 1425; late ME armoniac, ammoniak < L ammoniacum < Gk ammoniakón (neut. of ammoniakós of AMMON; see I , AC), applied to a salt and a gum… … Universalium
ammoniac — am•mo•ni•ac [[t]əˈmoʊ niˌæk[/t]] n. 1) chem. gum ammoniac 2) chem. ammoniacal • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L ammōniacum < Gk ammōniakón, neut. of ammōniakós of Ammon I; applied to a salt and a gum resin prepared near the Shrine of… … From formal English to slang
