- ammoniac plant
- noun
: a tall Persian herb (Dorema ammoniacum) of the family Umbelliferae whose milky juice yields ammoniac
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ammoniac-plant — gailioji dorema statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Salierinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Dorema ammoniacum), paplitęs pietvakarių Azijoje (Irane). Iš jo gaunama derva. atitikmenys: lot. Dorema ammoniacum angl. ammoniac; ammoniac plant vok.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
ammoniac — I noun the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑gum ammoniac • Derivationally related forms: ↑ammoniacal • Hypernyms: ↑gum II … Useful english dictionary
ammoniac — gailioji dorema statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Salierinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Dorema ammoniacum), paplitęs pietvakarių Azijoje (Irane). Iš jo gaunama derva. atitikmenys: lot. Dorema ammoniacum angl. ammoniac; ammoniac plant vok.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Ammoniac — Am*mo ni*ac(or Gum ammoniac Gum am*mo ni*ac, n. [L. Ammoniacum, Gr. ? a resinous gum, said to distill from a tree near the temple of Jupiter Ammon; cf. F. ammoniac. See {Ammonite}.] (Med.) The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous plant … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ammoniac — A gum resin from a plant of western Asia, Dorema ammoniacum (family Umbelliferae); used internally as a stimulant and expectorant, and externally as a counterirritant plaster. * * * ammoniac see SAL AMMONIAC am·mo·ni·ac ə mō nē .ak … Medical dictionary
gum ammoniac — noun the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant • Syn: ↑ammoniac • Derivationally related forms: ↑ammoniac (for: ↑ammoniac), ↑ammoniacal (for: ↑ammoniac) … Useful english dictionary
Gum ammoniac — Ammoniac Am*mo ni*ac(or Gum ammoniac Gum am*mo ni*ac, n. [L. Ammoniacum, Gr. ? a resinous gum, said to distill from a tree near the temple of Jupiter Ammon; cf. F. ammoniac. See {Ammonite}.] (Med.) The concrete juice (gum resin) of an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gum ammoniac — a brownish yellow gum resin, having an acrid taste, occurring in tearlike fragments from a plant, Dorema ammoniacum, of western Asia: used in porcelain ceramics and in medicine as an expectorant and counterirritant. Also called ammoniac,… … Universalium
gum ammoniac — gum′ ammo′niac n. pln an acrid gum resin derived from a W Asian plant, Dorema ammoniacum, used chiefly in porcelain ceramics Also called ammoniac 1) … From formal English to slang
gum ammoniac — /gʌm əˈmoʊniæk/ (say gum uh mohneeak) noun a medicinal gum resin from the umbelliferous plant, Dorema ammoniacum, of Persia, etc …
