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‖ sal-prunella|ˌsælpruːˈnɛlə| Also 8 sal prunellæ, prunel, 9 prunelle. [mod.L. sal prunella or prunellæ: see sal and prunella3.] Fused nitre cast into cakes or balls.
1681tr. Willis' Rem. Med. Wks. Vocab., Sal-prunella, a salt made out of salt-peter. 1747Wesley Prim. Physic (1762) 30 Two teaspoonfuls of Sal Prunellæ an hour before the Fit. 1778Johnson in Boswell, In Mrs. Glasse's Cookery..salt-petre and sal-prunella are spoken of as different substances, whereas sal-prunella is only salt-petre burnt on charcoal. 1812J. Smyth Pract. of Customs (1821) 198 Sal Prunelle is a preparation of Saltpetre, useful in Medicine and in curing provisions. 1849D. Campbell Inorg. Chem. 108 Nitrate of potash..when cast into moulds, solidifies, and is known in this form as sal-prunelle. |