Nearby words
microconstituent, microcopy, microcoria, microcornea, microcosm, microcosmic salt, microcoustic, microcredit, microcrystal, microcrystalline, microculture
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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