sal ammoniac

Origin of sal ammoniac

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50

sakti, saktism, sakuntala, sakyamuni, sal, sal ammoniac, sal soda, sal volatile, sala, salaam, salaam convulsion

Another solution for the same purpose is made with sal-ammoniac, cream of tartar, common salt and silver nitrate.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 |Various
Then put in a crumb of sal-ammoniac and fill up with water and it is ready for use.

Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians |William K. David
It is quite possible that this solder was sal-ammoniac, though not made in quite this manner.

De Re Metallica |Georgius Agricola
One might be almost induced to believe, that in the time of Boyle there were manufactories of sal-ammoniac in Europe1005.

A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume II (of 2) |Johann Beckman

The account given by Thurneisser, that the first sal-ammoniac was made in the Tyrol in the ninth century, is truly ridiculous.

A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume II (of 2) |Johann Beckman

sal ammoniac

another name for ammonium chloride

sal ammoniac

[ săl ə-mō′nē-ăk′ ]

See ammonium chloride.