salmiac Min.
(ˈsælmɪæk)
Also 8 sælmiak.
[a. G. salmiak, contraction of L. sal ammoniacum.]
Native sal-ammoniac.
| 1799 W. Tooke View Russian Emp. I. 198 Large lumps of sulphur and salmiak. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 384, art. Mineralogy, Salmiac... A sublimate on active volcanoes. |