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hartshorn salt

hartshorn salt noun: a leavening agent consisting of ammonium bicarbonate and ammonium carbamate.

Noun

hartshorn salt (countable and uncountable, plural hartshorn salts)

  1. A leavening agent consisting of ammonium bicarbonate and ammonium carbamate.

Synonyms of hartshorn salt

Forms of hartshorn salt

pluralhartshorn salts

Origin of hartshorn salt

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

Questions about hartshorn salt

What does hartshorn salt mean?
Hartshorn salt means a leavening agent consisting of ammonium bicarbonate and ammonium carbamate.
What part of speech is hartshorn salt?
Hartshorn salt is a noun.
What is the plural of hartshorn salt?
The plural of hartshorn salt is hartshorn salts.

Words near hartshorn salt in the dictionary

  1. Hartses
  2. Hartsfield
  3. Hartsfields
  4. Hartshill
  5. hartshorn
  6. hartshorn salt
  7. hartshorn salts
  8. Hartshorne
  9. hartshorned
  10. Hartshornes
  11. hartshorning

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