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noun
A white salt, extracted from urine; once used in the preparation of phosphorus, and used in analytical tests for some metals; ammonium sodium hydrogenphosphate (NH4)NaHPO4.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
a white salt present in urine and used to test for metal oxides
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: salt
History
From its alchemical name sal microcosmicum.
