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In the 17th century, the distillation of an ammonia solution from shavings of harts' (deer) horns and hooves led to the alternative name for smelling salts as spirit or salt of hartshorn. [1] They were widely used in Victorian Britain to revive fainting women, and in some areas, constables would carry a container of them for that purpose. [10]
Spirit of hartshorn (or spirits of hartshorn) is an archaic name for aqueous ammonia. Originally, this term was applied to a solution manufactured from the hooves and antlers of the red deer, as well as those of some other animals. The aqueous solution was colorless and pungent, consisting of about 28.5 percent ammonia.
Spirit of ammonia (spirits of hartshorn) Spirit of camphor; Spirit of ether, a solution of diethyl ether in alcohol "Spirit of Mindererus", ammonium acetate in alcohol "Spirit of nitre" is not a spirit in this sense, but an old name for nitric acid (but "sweet spirit of nitre" was ethyl nitrite) Similarly "spirit(s) of salt" actually meant ...
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As early as in 1895, it was known that ammonia was 'strongly antiseptic... it requires 1.4 grams per litre to preserve beef tea (broth).' [79] In one study, anhydrous ammonia destroyed 99.999% of zoonotic bacteria in three types of animal feed, but not silage.
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