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Sal volatile   /sæl vˈɑlətəl/   Listen
Sal volatile

noun
1.
A solution of ammonium carbonate in ammonia water and alcohol.  Synonym: spirits of ammonia.






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"Sal volatile" Quotes from Famous Books



... sweet as powerful; and to pursue the comparison a step further the wit of Portia is like ottar of roses, rich and concentrated; that of Rosalind, like cotton dipped in aromatic vinegar; the wit of Beatrice is like sal volatile; and that of Isabel, like the incense wafted to heaven. Of these four exquisite characters, considered as dramatic and poetical conceptions, it is difficult to pronounce which is most perfect in ...
— Characteristics of Women - Moral, Poetical, and Historical • Anna Jameson



Words linked to "Sal volatile" :   solution, smelling salts, spirits of ammonia



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