spirits of ammonia
Britishnoun
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Instead, they tried to revive him by holding spirits of ammonia under his nose and splashing him with apple cider.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lynda and Matron of Honor Susan Ray both became faint and needed whiffs of spirits of ammonia.
From Time Magazine Archive
Federal Cold Treatment No. 2: two aspirin tablets, a teaspoon of baking soda, a dash of aromatic spirits of ammonia and a few drops of spirits of camphor shaken with two ounces of hot water.
From Time Magazine Archive
Frankly they explain that at their counters they have only bromo seltzer, aromatic spirits of ammonia, bicarbonate of soda and epsom salts, nothing more.
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“You’re in the manager’s office. They’re all running around looking for spirits of ammonia and doctors and things to bring you to. They’d just run out of ammonia, apparently. How do you feel? No kidding.”
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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