Hartshorn

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The antler of a hart, formerly used as a source of ammonia and in smelling salts.
  • n. Ammonium carbonate.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The antler of a hart, once used as a source of ammonia.
  • n. An aqueous solution of ammonia; smelling salts.
  • v. To revive with hartshorn smelling salts.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The horn or antler of the hart, or male red deer.
  • n. Spirits of hartshorn (see below); volatile salts.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The antler of the hart or stag, Cervus elaphus.
  • n. Spirit of hartshorn; ammonia.
  • n. In botany See hartshorn-plantain.
  • Word Usage
    "For leavening, purists prefer a pinch of hartshorn aka baker's ammonia, which is traditional in Scandinavian baking and thought to produce a tender, fluffier crumb—but conventional baking powder more than suffices."
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