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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AMMONIACAL FERMENTATION

AMMONIACAL FERMENTATION Am `mo *ni "a *cal fer `men *ta "tion.

Defn: Any fermentation process by which ammonia is formed, as that by which urea is converted into ammonium carbonate when urine is exposed to the air.

New American Oxford Dictionary

ammoniacal

am mo ni a cal |ˌaməˈnī -ikəl ˌæməˈnaɪəkəl | ▶adjective of or containing ammonia. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Middle English ammoniac, via Old French from Latin ammoniacus. This represented the Greek word ammōniakos ‘of Ammon, ’ used as a name for the salt and gum obtained near the temple of Jupiter Ammon (the Greek name for the Egyptian deity Amen ) at Siwa in Egypt. Compare with sal ammoniac .

Oxford Dictionary

ammoniacal

ammoniacal |ˌamə (ʊ )ˈnʌɪək (ə )l | ▶adjective of or containing ammonia. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Middle English ammoniac, via Old French from Latin ammoniacus. This represented the Greek word ammōniakos ‘of Ammon ’, used as a name for the salt and gum obtained near the temple of Jupiter Ammon at Siwa in Egypt. Compare with sal ammoniac .

French Dictionary

ammoniacal

ammoniacal , ale , aux adj. adjectif Qui contient de l ’ammoniac, qui en a l ’odeur ou les propriétés.