hartshorn salt

English

Etymology

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

Noun

hartshorn salt (countable and uncountable, plural hartshorn salts)

1. (baking) A leavening agent consisting of ammonium bicarbonate and ammonium carbamate.

   Synonyms: ammonium carbonate, baker's ammonia, salt of hartshorn, sal volatile

Translations

hartshorn salt

• Finnish: hirvensarvisuola
• German: Hirschhornsalz (de)
• Icelandic: hjartarsalt
• Latin: ^{(please verify)} sal cornus cervi
• Swedish: hjorthornssalt (sv) n