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Ammoniac

Alt. of Ammoniacal

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Broader term 1

Gum 76% connected

The dense tissues which invest the teeth, and cover the adjacent parts of the jaws.

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Ammoniacal 74% connected

Of or pertaining to ammonia, or possessing its properties; as, an ammoniac salt; ammoniacal gas.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Ammoniacal 74% connected

Of or pertaining to ammonia, or possessing its properties; as, an ammoniac salt; ammoniacal gas.

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Ammonia 66% connected

A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste: -- often called volatile alkali, and spirits of hartshorn.

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Ammoniacal 92% connected

Of or pertaining to ammonia, or possessing its properties; as, an ammoniac salt; ammoniacal gas.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Gum ammoniac 92% connected

The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous plant, the Dorema ammoniacum. It is brought chiefly from Persia in the form of yellowish tears, wh…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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