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)

(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

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