Ammoniacum


also, ammoniac-m
[am-uh-nahy-uh-kuh m] /ˌæm əˈnaɪ ə kəm/ (show ipa). .
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a brownish-yellow gum resin, having an acrid taste, occurring in tearlike fragments from a plant, dorema ammoniac-m, of western asia: used in porcelain ceramics and in medicine as an expectorant and counterirritant.
historical examples

a few, as those of belladonna and ammoniac-m with mercury, are commonly placed in pots.
cooley’s practical receipts, volume ii arnold cooley

from ipecacuanha, 30 gr.; squills and ammoniac-m, of each 40 gr.
cooley’s practical receipts, volume ii arnold cooley

adjective
a variant of ammoniacal
noun
a strong-smelling gum resin obtained from the stems of the n asian umbelliferous plant dorema ammoniac-m and formerly used as an expectorant, stimulant, perfume, and in porcelain cement also called gum ammoniac
noun
another name for ammoniac2

ammoniac am·mo·ni·ac (ə-mō’nē-āk’)
n.
a strong-smelling gum resin from the stems of a plant of western asia, formerly used in perfumery and in medicine as an expectorant and a stimulant.

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