Meanings
nounhartshorn salt (countable and uncountable, plural hartshorn salts)
plural hartshorn salts
- countableuncountablebakingA leavening agent consisting of ammonium bicarbonate and ammonium carbamate.
Synonyms: ammonium carbonate, baker's ammonia, salt of hartshorn, sal volatile
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA leavening agent consisting of ammonium bicarbonate and ammonium carbamate.
Origin
Compound of hartshorn + salt. From the original production method of heating antlers and hooves from certain animals; among others, hart.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish hjortetaksalt, hjortetakssalt
- hjortetaksalthartshorn salt
- hjortetakssalthartshorn salt
Finnish hirvensarvisuola
- hirvensarvisuolahartshorn salt
German Hirschhornsalz
- Hirschhornsalzhartshorn salt
Icelandic hjartarsalt
- hjartarsalthartshorn salt
Polish węglan amonu
- węglan amonuhartshorn salt
Swedish hjorthornssalt
- hjorthornssalthartshorn salt
Cite this entry
APA
hartshorn salt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hartshorn%20salt
MLA
“hartshorn salt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hartshorn%20salt. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hartshorn salt,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hartshorn%20salt.
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