sal ammoniac

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sal ammoniac

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From Middle English sal armenak, sal armoniac, salarmoniac, sal armoniacum, sal armoniak, sal armonyak, salarmonyak, salle armonyacke, salt armoniake, salt armonyac, from Latin sal ammōniacus, sal armōniacus (“salt of Amun, ammonium chloride”), named so because it was found near the temple of (Jupiter) Ammon in Egypt. Ammon derives from Ancient Greek Ἄμμων (Ámmōn), from Egyptian jmn. Doublet of salmiac.

noun salammoniac · sal-ammoniac

uncountable A rare mineral composed of ammonium chloride found around volcanic fumaroles and guano deposits.
archaic, uncountable Ammonium chloride.

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noun rare mineral

中文	硇砂 náoshā
Français	salmiac
Deutsch	Salmiak
Italiano	clorammonio
Русский	нашаты́рь našatýrʹ, хлори́д аммо́ния xloríd ammónija
العربية	نُشَادِر nušādir

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@misc{sal_ammoniac_2026,
  title = {sal ammoniac},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sal%20ammoniac},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}