| hartshorn | 1. <zoology> The horn or antler of the hart, or male red deer. 2. <alchemy> Spirits of hartshorn; volatile salts. Hartshorn plantain, a solution of ammonia in water; so called because formerly obtained from hartshorn shavings by destructive distillation. Similar ammoniacal solutions from other sources have received the same name. (06 Mar 1998) |
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