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sal volatile

[ sal voh-lat-l-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an aromatic alcoholic solution of ammonium carbonate, the chief ingredient in smelling salts.

sal volatile

/ vɒˈlætɪlɪ /

See ammonium carbonate
another name for ammonium carbonate
Also calledspirits of ammoniaarchaichartshorn a solution of ammonium carbonate in alcohol and aqueous ammonia, often containing aromatic oils, used as smelling salts

1645–55; < New Latin: volatile salt

C17: from New Latin: volatile salt

The nurse brought her sal volatile, and washed the small cut above her eyebrow.

I had fears that I might find you alone in a darkened room, with tear-stained eyes and sal-volatile by your side.

He was drinking a dose of sal-volatile, and admiring its opal tint.

If I were her medical man, I should order her a dose of rhubarb and sal volatile.

An uneasy conscience?ah!for an uneasy conscience there is nothing better than sal volatile!

April 18, 2024petrichor

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