microcosmic salt

noun Chemistry.

Origin of microcosmic salt

First recorded in 1775–85

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British Dictionary definitions for microcosmic salt

microcosmic salt

noun

a white soluble solid obtained from human urine; ammonium sodium hydrogen phosphate. It is used as a flux in bead tests on metal oxides

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