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spirit of hartshorn

or spirits of hartshorn

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a colorless, pungent, suffocating, aqueous solution of about 28.5 percent ammonia gas: used chiefly as a detergent, for removing stains and extracting certain vegetable coloring agents, and in the manufacture of ammonium salts.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of spirit of hartshorn1

First recorded in 1675–85

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