sal volatile

English

Etymology

From Latin, literally "volatile salt".

Noun

sal volatile (uncountable)

  1. ammonium carbonate
    • 1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Chapter 1:
      ... as for Miss Swartz, the rich woolly-haired mulatto from St. Kitt's, on the day Amelia went away, she was in such a passion of tears that they were obliged to send for Dr. Floss, and half tipsify her with sal volatile.
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