sal volatile

1. 1.

   a solution of ammonium carbonate in ammonia water and alcohol

   Synonymsspirits of ammonia

   Broadersolution

Questions about sal volatile

What does sal volatile mean?

sal volatile means "a solution of ammonium carbonate in ammonia water and alcohol".

What is another word for sal volatile?

Close synonyms include spirits of ammonia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sal volatile a common word?

sal volatile is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.