Mi·cro·cos·mic Mi·cro·cos·mic·al a. Of or pertaining to the microcosm.
Microcosmic salt Chem., a white crystalline substance obtained by mixing solutions of sodium phosphate and ammonium phosphate, and also called hydric-sodic-ammonic-phosphate. It is a powerful flux, and is used as a substitute for borax as a blowpipe reagent in testing for the metallic oxides. Originally obtained by the alchemists from human urine, and called sal microcosmicum.
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Sal n. Chem. & Pharm. Salt.
Sal absinthii
Sal acetosellae
Sal alembroth. Old Chem. See Alembroth.
Sal ammoniac Chem., ammonium chloride, NH4Cl, a white crystalline volatile substance having a sharp salty taste, obtained from gas works, from nitrogenous matter, etc. It is largely employed as a source of ammonia, as a reagent, and as an expectorant in bronchitis. So called because originally made from the soot from camel's dung at the temple of Jupiter Ammon in Africa. Called also muriate of ammonia.
Sal catharticus
Sal culinarius
Sal Cyrenaicus.
Sal de duobus, Sal duplicatum
Sal diureticus
Sal enixum
Sal gemmae
Sal Jovis
Sal Martis
Sal microcosmicum
Sal plumbi
Sal prunella. Old Chem. See Prunella salt, under 1st Prunella.
Sal Saturni
Sal sedativus
Sal Seignette
Sal soda Chem., sodium carbonate. See under Sodium.
Sal vitrioli
Sal volatile.
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