Phrase guide

smelling salt

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

ammonium carbonate, sometimes with added perfume, that is inhaled as a mild irritant to the mucous membranes, to help restore consciousness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural-normally

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noun

Meaning 2

Any material used in this way.

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: vlugsout — ammonium carbonate when used to restore consciousness
  • Danish: lugtesalt — ammonium carbonate when used to restore consciousness
  • Dutch: vlugzout — ammonium carbonate when used to restore consciousness
  • Finnish: hajusuola — ammonium carbonate when used to restore consciousness
  • French: sels — ammonium carbonate when used to restore consciousness
  • French: sels de pâmoison — ammonium carbonate when used to restore consciousness
  • German: Riechsalz — ammonium carbonate when used to restore consciousness
  • Hungarian: repülősó — ammonium carbonate when used to restore consciousness
  • Norwegian Bokmål: luktsalt — ammonium carbonate when used to restore consciousness
  • Polish: sole trzeźwiące — ammonium carbonate when used to restore consciousness
  • Portuguese: sais aromáticos — ammonium carbonate when used to restore consciousness
  • Portuguese: sais — ammonium carbonate when used to restore consciousness
  • Russian: ню́хательная соль (njúxatelʹnaja solʹ) — ammonium carbonate when used to restore consciousness
  • Swedish: luktsalt — ammonium carbonate when used to restore consciousness
  • Yiddish: חלשות־טראָפּן (khaloshes-tropn) — ammonium carbonate when used to restore consciousness