spirits of ammonia

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   a solution of ammonium carbonate in ammonia water and alcohol

   Synonymssal volatile

   Broadersolution

Questions about spirits of ammonia

What does spirits of ammonia mean?

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

What is another word for spirits of ammonia?

Close synonyms include sal volatile. 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 spirits of ammonia a common word?

spirits of ammonia 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.