Posted by Q! on December 04, 1997 at 02:46:08:
In Reply to: Is ammoniac really working ? posted by Derrick on December 03, 1997 at 19:54:55:
am·mo·ni·ac1 (…-m½“n¶-²k”) also am·mo·ni·a·cal (²m”…-nº“…-k…l) --adj. Of, containing, or similar to ammonia.
am·mo·ni·ac2 (…-m½“n¶-²k”) n. 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. Also called gum ammoniac. [Middle English ammoniak, from Latin amm½niacum, from Amm½niacus, of Amen, from Greek Amm½niakos. See AMMONIA.]