sal saturni

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sal saturni - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sal \Sal\ (s[a^]l), n. [L. See Salt.] (Chem. & Pharm.)
     Salt.
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     Sal absinthii [NL.] (Old Chem.), an impure potassium
        carbonate obtained from the ashes of wormwood (Artemisia  Absinthium
        ).
  
     Sal acetosellae [NL.] (Old Chem.), salt of sorrel.
  
     Sal alembroth. (Old Chem.) See Alembroth.
  
     Sal ammoniac (Chem.), ammonium chloride, NH4Cl, a white
        crystalline volatile substance having a sharp salty taste,
        obtained from gas works, from nitrogenous matter, etc. It
        is largely employed as a source of ammonia, as a reagent,
        and as an expectorant in bronchitis. So called because
        originally made from the soot from camel's dung at the
        temple of Jupiter Ammon in Africa. Called also muriate of  ammonia
        .
  
     Sal catharticus [NL.] (Old Med. Chem.), Epsom salts.
  
     Sal culinarius [L.] (Old Chem.), common salt, or sodium
        chloride.
  
     Sal Cyrenaicus. [NL.] (Old Chem.) See Sal ammoniac above.
        
  
     Sal de duobus, Sal duplicatum [NL.] (Old Chem.),
        potassium sulphate; -- so called because erroneously
        supposed to be composed of two salts, one acid and one
        alkaline.
  
     Sal diureticus [NL.] (Old Med. Chem.), potassium acetate.
        
  
     Sal enixum [NL.] (Old Chem.), acid potassium sulphate.
  
     Sal gemmae [NL.] (Old Min.), common salt occuring native.
        
  
     Sal Jovis [NL.] (Old Chem.), salt tin, or stannic chloride;
        -- the alchemical name of tin being Jove.
  
     Sal Martis [NL.] (Old Chem.), green vitriol, or ferrous
        sulphate; -- the alchemical name of iron being Mars.
  
     Sal microcosmicum [NL.] (Old Chem.) See Microcosmic salt,
        under Microcosmic.
  
     Sal plumbi [NL.] (Old Chem.), sugar of lead.
  
     Sal prunella. (Old Chem.) See Prunella salt, under 1st
        Prunella.
  
     Sal Saturni [NL.] (Old Chem.), sugar of lead, or lead
        acetate; -- the alchemical name of lead being Saturn.
  
     Sal sedativus [NL.] (Old Chem.), sedative salt, or boric
        acid.
  
     Sal Seignette [F. seignette, sel de seignette] (Chem.),
        Rochelle salt.
  
     Sal soda (Chem.), sodium carbonate. See under Sodium.
  
     Sal vitrioli [NL.] (Old Chem.), white vitriol; zinc
        sulphate.
  
     Sal volatile. [NL.]
     (a) (Chem.) See Sal ammoniac, above.
     (b) Spirits of ammonia.
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