Ammoniac
(Am*mo"ni*ac (or 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 Dorema ammoniacum. It is brought chiefly
from Persia in the form of yellowish tears, which occur singly, or are aggregated into masses. It has a
peculiar smell, and a nauseous, sweet taste, followed by a bitter one. It is inflammable, partially soluble
in water and in spirit of wine, and is used in medicine as an expectorant and resolvent, and for the formation
of certain plasters.
Ammoniated
(Am*mo"ni*a`ted) a. (Chem.) Combined or impregnated with ammonia.
Ammonic
(Am*mo"nic) a. Of or pertaining to ammonia.
Ammonite
(Am"mon*ite) n. [L. cornu Ammonis born of Ammon; L. Ammon, Gr. an appellation of Jupiter,
as represented with the horns of a ram. It was originally the name of an. Egyptian god, Amun.] (Paleon.)
A fossil cephalopod shell related to the nautilus. There are many genera and species, and all are
extinct, the typical forms having existed only in the Mesozoic age, when they were exceedingly numerous.
They differ from the nautili in having the margins of the septa very much lobed or plaited, and the siphuncle
dorsal. Also called serpent stone, snake stone, and cornu Ammonis.
Ammonitiferous
(Am`mon*i*tif"er*ous) a. [Ammonite + -ferous.] Containing fossil ammonites.
Ammonitoidea
(||Am*mon`i*toid"e*a) n. pl. [NL., fr. Ammonite + -oid.] (Zoöl.) An extensive group of
fossil cephalopods often very abundant in Mesozoic rocks. See Ammonite.
Ammonium
(Am*mo"ni*um) n. [See Ammonia.] (Chem.) A compound radical, NH4, having the chemical
relations of a strongly basic element like the alkali metals.
Ammunition
(Am`mu*ni"tion) n. [F. amunition, for munition, prob. caused by taking la munition as
l'amunition. See Munition.]
1. Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense. [Obs.]
2. Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion
caps, rockets, etc.
3. Any stock of missiles, literal or figurative.
Ammunition bread, shoes, etc., such as are contracted for by government, and supplied to the soldiers.
[Eng.]
Ammunition
(Am`mu*ni"tion) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ammunitioned ; p pr. & vb. n. Ammunitioning.] To
provide with ammunition.