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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A strong-smelling gum resin from the stems of a plant (Dorema ammoniacum) of western Asia, formerly used in perfumery and in medicine as an expectorant and a stimulant.
- adjective Of, containing, or similar to ammonia.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English ammoniak, from Latin ammōniacum, from Ammōniacus, of Amen, from Greek Ammōniakos; see ammonia.]
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