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spirit of hartshorn

or spirits of hartshorn

noun Chemistry.

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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Nearby words

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Origin of spirit of hartshorn

First recorded in 1675–85
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British Dictionary definitions for spirits of hartshorn

spirits of hartshorn

noun

(functioning as singular or plural) another name for aqueous ammoniaSee ammonium hydroxide
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