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hartshorn salt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
hartshorn salt
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A leavening agent consisting of ammonium bicarbonate and ammonium carbamate.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Compound of hartshorn + salt. From the original production method of heating antlers and hooves from certain animals; among others, hart.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hartshorn salts (plural)

Synonyms

ammonium carbonate baker's ammonia salt of hartshorn sal volatile

Questions

What does hartshorn salt mean?
A leavening agent consisting of ammonium bicarbonate and ammonium carbamate.
Where does hartshorn salt come from?
Compound of hartshorn + salt. From the original production method of heating antlers and hooves from certain animals; among others, hart.

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