sal volatile

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A solution of ammonium carbonate in alcohol or ammonia water, used in smelling salts.

[New Latin : Latin sl, salt + Latin voltile, neuter of voltilis, flying.]

sal volatile [vɒˈlætɪlɪ]

1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) another name for ammonium carbonate

2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) Also called spirits of ammonia (archaic), hartshorn a solution of ammonium carbonate in alcohol and aqueous ammonia, often containing aromatic oils, used as smelling salts

[from New Latin: volatile salt]

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Noun

sal volatile - a solution of ammonium carbonate in ammonia water and alcohol

spirits of ammonia

solution - a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution; "he used a solution of peroxide and water"

smelling salts - a pungent preparation of ammonium carbonate and perfume; sniffed as a stimulant to relieve faintness

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sal volatile

n → Riechsalz nt

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hartshorn sal smelling salts solution spirits of ammonia volatile salt	Raymond is a witness what ginger and sal volatile I am obliged to take in the night. Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context Lady Lundie, my dear, prostrate in her own room--too much sal volatile. Man And Wife by Collins, Wilkie View in context Mrs Kenwigs was so overpowered by this supposition, that it needed all the tender attentions of Miss Petowker, of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, to restore her to anything like a state of calmness; not to mention the assiduity of Mr Kenwigs, who held a fat smelling- bottle to his lady's nose, until it became matter of some doubt whether the tears which coursed down her face were the result of feelings or SAL VOLATILE. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context	Sakti Saktism Sakyamuni sal Sal absinthii Sal acetosellae Sal alembroth sal ammoniac Sal catharticus Sal culinarius Sal Cyrenaicus Sal de duobus Sal diureticus Sal enixum Sal gemmae Sal Jovis Sal Martis Sal microcosmicum Sal plumbi Sal prunella Sal Saturni Sal sedativus Sal Seignette sal soda Sal vitrioli sal volatile salaah salaam salaat Salability salable salableness salacious salaciously salaciousness salacity salad salad bar salad bowl salad burnet salad cream salad days salad dressing salad fork salad green salad greens salad nicoise salad oil salad plate salad servers salad spinner	Sal armoniac Sal armoniac Sal catharticus Sal culinarius Sal Cyrenaicus Sal de duobus Sal diureticus sal e pepe Sal enixum sal ethyl SAL Facilities SAL Facility Sal gemmae Sal Jovis Sal Martis Sal microcosmicum Sal plumbi Sal prunella Sal prunella Sal Saturni Sal sedativus Sal Seignette sal soda sal soda Sal Steppe sal tartar Sal vitrioli sal volatile SAL&IR Sal, Cape Verde - Amilcar Cabral International sal- Sal-Adult Sal-Adult Sal-Adult Sal-ammoniac Sal-ammoniac Sal-ammoniac SAL-GP SAL-HMMS Sal-Infant Sal-Infant Sal-Infant Sal. Oppenheim Private Equity Partners GmbH Sala Sala Sala Sala Sala Sala de Recuperação Pós-anestésica Sala y Gomez Sala y Gómez Sala's cells Salaafi salaah salaam salaam salaam Salaam (name)

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hartshorn
sal
smelling salts
solution
spirits of ammonia
volatile salt

Raymond is a witness what ginger and sal volatile I am obliged to take in the night.

Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context

Lady Lundie, my dear, prostrate in her own room--too much sal volatile.

Man And Wife by Collins, Wilkie View in context

Mrs Kenwigs was so overpowered by this supposition, that it needed all the tender attentions of Miss Petowker, of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, to restore her to anything like a state of calmness; not to mention the assiduity of Mr Kenwigs, who held a fat smelling- bottle to his lady's nose, until it became matter of some doubt whether the tears which coursed down her face were the result of feelings or SAL VOLATILE.

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context