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noun
A leavening agent consisting of ammonium bicarbonate and ammonium carbamate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: baking, cooking, food, lifestyle
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Synonyms: ammonium carbonate, baker's ammonia, salt of hartshorn, sal volatile
Antonyms: none provided
History
Compound of hartshorn + salt. From the original production method of heating antlers and hooves from certain animals; among others, hart.
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