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Aqueous vs Hartshorn - What's the difference?

aqueous | hartshorn |

As an adjective aqueous

is consisting mostly of water.

As a noun hartshorn is

the antler of a hart, once used as a source of ammonia.

As a verb hartshorn is

to revive with hartshorn smelling salts.

aqueous

English

Alternative forms

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Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (chemistry) Consisting mostly of water.

    • hartshorn

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The antler of a hart, once used as a source of ammonia.
  • (dated) An aqueous solution of ammonia; smelling salts.
  • *
    • Sophia, who had tottered along with much difficulty, sunk down in her chair; but by the assistance of hartshorn and water, she was prevented from fainting away...

    Derived terms

    * spirits of hartshorn

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To revive with hartshorn smelling salts.
    • (Charles Dickens)
    English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs