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smelling salts |
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smelling salts pl n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a pungent preparation containing crystals of ammonium carbonate that has a stimulant action when sniffed in cases of faintness, headache, etc. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations smelling salts pl → Riechsalz nt How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Lady Carey disembarked, a complete wreck, leaning on the arm of her maid, and with a bottle of smelling salts clutched in her hand. Waltzing, I blush to own it, means picking me up off the floor, and putting smelling salts to my nostrils. It was evening, and Bradley was walking in his garden observed from behind a blind by gentle little Miss Peecher, who contemplated offering him a loan of her smelling salts for headache, when Mary Anne, in faithful attendance, held up her arm. |
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