sal volatile
an aromatic alcoholic solution of ammonium carbonate, the chief ingredient in smelling salts.
Origin of sal volatile
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How to use sal volatile in a sentence
The nurse brought her sal volatile, and washed the small cut above her eyebrow.
Marriage la mode | Mrs. Humphry WardI had fears that I might find you alone in a darkened room, with tear-stained eyes and sal-volatile by your side.
The Double Four | E. Phillips OppenheimHe was drinking a dose of sal-volatile, and admiring its opal tint.
The Napoleon of Notting Hill | Gilbert K. ChestertonIf I were her medical man, I should order her a dose of rhubarb and sal volatile.
The Nicest Girl in the School | Angela BrazilAn uneasy conscience?ah!for an uneasy conscience there is nothing better than sal volatile!
The Sorrows of Satan | Marie Corelli
British Dictionary definitions for sal volatile
/ (vɒˈlætɪlɪ) /
another name for ammonium carbonate
Also called: spirits of ammonia, (archaic) hartshorn a solution of ammonium carbonate in alcohol and aqueous ammonia, often containing aromatic oils, used as smelling salts
Origin of sal volatile
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