[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sal \sal\ sa^l, n. l. see salt. chem.  pharm.
   salt.
   1913 webster

   sal absinthii nl. old chem., an impure potassium
      carbonate obtained from the ashes of wormwood artemisia
      absinthium.

   sal acetosellae nl. old chem., salt of sorrel.

   sal alembroth. old chem. see alembroth.

   sal ammoniac chem., ammonium chloride, nh4cl, a white
      crystalline volatile substance having a sharp salty taste,
      obtained from gas works, from nitrogenous matter, etc. it
      is largely employed as a source of ammonia, as a reagent,
      and as an expectorant in bronchitis. so called because
      originally made from the soot from camel's dung at the
      temple of jupiter ammon in africa. called also muriate of
      ammonia.

   sal catharticus nl. old med. chem., epsom salts.

   sal culinarius l. old chem., common salt, or sodium
      chloride.

   sal cyrenaicus. nl. old chem. see sal ammoniac above.
      

   sal de duobus, sal duplicatum nl. old chem.,
      potassium sulphate; -- so called because erroneously
      supposed to be composed of two salts, one acid and one
      alkaline.

   sal diureticus nl. old med. chem., potassium acetate.
      

   sal enixum nl. old chem., acid potassium sulphate.

   sal gemmae nl. old min., common salt occuring native.
      

   sal jovis nl. old chem., salt tin, or stannic chloride;
      -- the alchemical name of tin being jove.

   sal martis nl. old chem., green vitriol, or ferrous
      sulphate; -- the alchemical name of iron being mars.

   sal microcosmicum nl. old chem. see microcosmic salt,
      under microcosmic.

   sal plumbi nl. old chem., sugar of lead.

   sal prunella. old chem. see prunella salt, under 1st
      prunella.

   sal saturni nl. old chem., sugar of lead, or lead
      acetate; -- the alchemical name of lead being saturn.

   sal sedativus nl. old chem., sedative salt, or boric
      acid.

   sal seignette f. seignette, sel de seignette chem.,
      rochelle salt.

   sal soda chem., sodium carbonate. see under sodium.

   sal vitrioli nl. old chem., white vitriol; zinc
      sulphate.

   sal volatile. nl.
   a chem. see sal ammoniac, above.
   b spirits of ammonia.
       1913 webster
see also:
salt sal absinthii artemisia absinthium sal acetosellae sal alembroth alembroth 
sal ammoniac nh4cl muriate of ammonia sal catharticus sal culinarius 
sal cyrenaicus sal de duobus sal duplicatum sal diureticus sal enixum 
sal gemmae sal jovis sal martis sal microcosmicum microcosmic salt 
microcosmic sal plumbi sal prunella prunella salt prunella 
sal saturni sal sedativus sal seignette sal soda sodium 
sal vitrioli sal volatile 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ammoniac \ammo"niac\ a^mm=o"ni^a^k, ammoniacal
\am`moni"acal\ a^m`m-onimac".akal, a.
   of, pertaining, or containing ammonia, or possessing its
   properties; as, an ammoniac salt; ammoniacal gas.
   1913 webster

   ammoniacal engine, an engine in which the vapor of ammonia
      is used as the motive force.

   sal ammoniac l. sal ammoniacus, the salt usually called
      chloride of ammonium, and formerly muriate of ammonia.
      1913 webster gum ammoniac
see also:
ammoniacal engine sal ammoniac chloride of ammonium muriate of ammonia 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

sal ammoniac
     n : a white salt used in dry cells syn: ammonium chloride
see also:
ammonium chloride 

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