smelling salts

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noun (used with a plural verb)

a preparation for smelling, essentially of ammonium carbonate with some agreeable scent, used as a stimulant and restorative.

Origin of smelling salts

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby smelling salts

smell a rat, smeller, smell fishy, smellies, smelling bottle, smelling salts, smell to high heaven, smell up, smelly, smelt, smelter

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Example sentences from the Web for smelling salts

He produced a bottle of smelling-salts, which the younger woman at once applied to her friend's nostrils.
813|Maurice Leblanc
When the storm broke she would be better; till then smelling-salts would not help her.
Daisy's Aunt|E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson
The baroness hastily fetched her smelling-salts, and held them to the unconscious woman's nostrils.
The Nameless Castle|Maurus Jkai
Sir John comes home with your letter to me—boy, the smelling-salts!
Heralds of Empire|Agnes C. Laut

"It's made me positively ill," complained Mrs. Stuart, busy with her smelling-salts.
By Right of Conquest|Arthur Hornblow

British Dictionary definitions for smelling salts

smelling salts

pl n

a pungent preparation containing crystals of ammonium carbonate that has a stimulant action when sniffed in cases of faintness, headache, etc

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Medical definitions for smelling salts

smelling salts

[ smĕl′ĭng ]

pl.n.

Any of various preparations of ammonium carbonate and perfume, sniffed as a restorative or stimulant especially to relieve faintness and headache.

单词	smelling salts
释义	smelling salts SEE SYNONYMS FOR smelling salts ON THESAURUS.COM noun (used with a plural verb) a preparation for smelling, essentially of ammonium carbonate with some agreeable scent, used as a stimulant and restorative. Origin of smelling salts First recorded in 1830–40 Words nearby smelling salts smell a rat, smeller, smell fishy, smellies, smelling bottle, smelling salts, smell to high heaven, smell up, smelly, smelt, smelter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for smelling salts He produced a bottle of smelling-salts, which the younger woman at once applied to her friend's nostrils. 813\|Maurice Leblanc When the storm broke she would be better; till then smelling-salts would not help her. Daisy's Aunt\|E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson The baroness hastily fetched her smelling-salts, and held them to the unconscious woman's nostrils. The Nameless Castle\|Maurus Jkai Sir John comes home with your letter to me—boy, the smelling-salts! Heralds of Empire\|Agnes C. Laut "It's made me positively ill," complained Mrs. Stuart, busy with her smelling-salts. By Right of Conquest\|Arthur Hornblow British Dictionary definitions for smelling salts smelling salts pl n a pungent preparation containing crystals of ammonium carbonate that has a stimulant action when sniffed in cases of faintness, headache, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to smelling salts spirits, ammonium carbonate, hartshorn, methamphetamine hydrochloride, sal volatile, salts Medical definitions for smelling salts smelling salts [ smĕl′ĭng ] pl.n. Any of various preparations of ammonium carbonate and perfume, sniffed as a restorative or stimulant especially to relieve faintness and headache. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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smelling salts

noun (used with a plural verb)

Origin of smelling salts

Words nearby smelling salts

Example sentences from the Web for smelling salts

British Dictionary definitions for smelling salts

pl n

Words related to smelling salts

Medical definitions for smelling salts

pl.n.