ammoniator

noun

am·​mo·​ni·​a·​tor

əˈmōnēˌātə(r)

plural -s

: an apparatus for introducing ammonia into a compound or for impregnating a substance with ammonia

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

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