SMELLING SALTS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pungent preparation of ammonium carbonate and perfume; sniffed as a stimulant to relieve faintness

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("smelling salts" is a kind of...):

formulation; preparation (a substance prepared according to a formula)

Meronyms (substance of "smelling salts"):

sal volatile; spirits of ammonia (a solution of ammonium carbonate in ammonia water and alcohol)

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