"sal volatile" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Latin sal volatile, literally "volatile salt". Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|sal}} Latin sal, {{m|la|volatile}} volatile Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolinkhead=1}} sal volatile (uncountable)
  1. Ammonium carbonate; especially a solution of this used to restore someone from a faint. Wikipedia link: sal volatile Tags: uncountable Synonyms: baker's ammonia, hartshorn salt, salt of hartshorn
    Sense id: en-sal_volatile-en-noun-~q398AFE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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