sal ammoniac

• POS: Noun Phrase
• HYPHEN: sal am=mo=ni=ac

OXFORD DICTIONARY

sal ammoniac, n. ammonium chloride, a white crystalline salt.

Etymology

L sal ammoniacus 'salt of Ammon', associated with the Roman temple of Ammon in N. Africa

ROGET THESAURUS

sal ammoniac

Pungency

N pungency, piquance, piquancy, poignancy haut-gout, strong taste, twang, race, sharpness, acrimony, roughness, unsavoriness, mustard, cayenne, caviare, seasoning, niter, saltpeter, brine (saltiness), carbonate of ammonia, sal ammoniac, sal volatile, smelling salts, hartshorn (acridity), dram, cordial, nip, nicotine, tobacco, snuff, quid, smoke, segar, cigar, cigarette, weed, fragrant weed, Indian weed, Cavendish, fid, negro head, old soldier, rappee, stogy, pungent, strong, high-, full-flavored, high-tasted, high-seasoned, gamy, sharp, stinging, rough, piquant, racy, biting, mordant, spicy, seasoned, hot, hot as pepper, peppery, vellicating, escharotic, meracious, acrid, acrimonious, bitter, rough, unsavory.