SPIRITS OF AMMONIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spirits of ammonia mean? 

• SPIRITS OF AMMONIA (noun)
  The noun SPIRITS OF AMMONIA has 1 sense:

1. a solution of ammonium carbonate in ammonia water and alcohol

  Familiarity information: SPIRITS OF AMMONIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPIRITS OF AMMONIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A solution of ammonium carbonate in ammonia water and alcohol

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

sal volatile; spirits of ammonia

Hypernyms ("spirits of ammonia" is a kind of...):

solution (a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution)

Holonyms ("spirits of ammonia" is a substance of...):

smelling salts (a pungent preparation of ammonium carbonate and perfume; sniffed as a stimulant to relieve faintness)

 Context examples 

We gave her spirits of ammonia and put ice on her forehead and hooked her back into her dress and half an hour later when we walked out of the room the pearls were around her neck and the incident was over.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)