单词 | sal volatile |
释义 | sal volatile|ˌsæl vəˈlætɪlɪ| [a. mod.L. sal volātile ‘volatile salt’: see sal and volatile a.] Ammonium carbonate, esp. an aromatic solution of this used as a restorative in fainting fits.
1654Gayton Pleas. Notes iv. v. 197 'Tis that fire, that sal volatile which makes them of so strange agility. 1709Female Tatler No. 16/3 Betty ran for a Glass of Water, her Sister, for the Sal-Volatile. 1727Swift, etc. Further Acc. E. Curll Wks. 1755 III. i. 160 A sufficient quantity of the vivifying drops, or Byfield's sal volatile. 1833Penny Cycl. I. 458/1 A preparation called in the Pharmacopœia, Spiritus Ammoniæ Aromaticus, and commonly Spirit of Sal Volatile. 1880Mrs. Forrester Roy & V. I. 124 Let me send for a glass of wine or some sal-volatile. attrib.1731Fielding Lottery iii, Here are some hartshorn and sal-volatile drops. |

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