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Smelling salts   /smˈɛlɪŋ sɔlts/   Listen
Smelling salts

noun
1.
A pungent preparation of ammonium carbonate and perfume; sniffed as a stimulant to relieve faintness.





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"Smelling salts" Quotes from Famous Books



... said. "The shock of Wonderson's arrest will cause her to feel faint. I shall have ready a bottle of smelling salts. I need not go into details ... drugs ... loss of ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 16, 1914 • Various


Words linked to "Smelling salts" :   sal volatile, formulation, spirits of ammonia, preparation


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