ammoniaphone

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ammonia +‎ -phone

Noun[edit]

ammoniaphone (plural ammoniaphones)

  1. (historical) A 19th-century device for inhaling hydrogen peroxide and free ammonia, believed at that time to improve the quality of the singing and speaking voice.
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