Spirits of Hartshorn
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Spirits of Hartshorn
was a name signifying originally the ammoniacal liquor obtained by the
distillation
of horn shavings, afterwards applied to the partially purified similar products of the action of heat on nitrogen
ous animal matter generally, and now popularly used to designate the aqueous solution of ammonia
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Hartshorn
Harts' horns, are the horns of the male red deer. Various substances were made from the shavings of the animals' horns.The oil of hartshorn is a crude animal oil obtained from the destructive distillation of the deers' bones or horns....
was a name signifying originally the ammoniacal liquor obtained by the
distillation
Distillation
Distillation is a method of separating mixtures based on differences in volatilities of components in a boiling liquid mixture. Distillation is a unit operation, or a physical separation process, and not a chemical reaction....
of horn shavings, afterwards applied to the partially purified similar products of the action of heat on nitrogen
Nitrogen
Nitrogen is a chemical element that has the symbol N, atomic number of 7 and atomic mass 14.00674 u. Elemental nitrogen is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, and mostly inert diatomic gas at standard conditions, constituting 78.08% by volume of Earth's atmosphere...
ous animal matter generally, and now popularly used to designate the aqueous solution of ammonia
Ammonia
Ammonia is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula . It is a colourless gas with a characteristic pungent odour. Ammonia contributes significantly to the nutritional needs of terrestrial organisms by serving as a precursor to food and fertilizers. Ammonia, either directly or...
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