Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salmiac

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: salmi-ac
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

ammonium chloride

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From German Salmiak, from Latin sal ammoniacum. Doublet of sal ammoniac.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Salmiak, sal ammoniacum

Usage

Questions

What does salmiac mean?: ammonium chloride
Where does salmiac come from?: It is traced to German.

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