Hartshorn
Hartshorn (-hôrn`) , noun
1.
The horn or antler of the hart, or male red deer.
2.
Spirits of hartshorn (see below); volatile salts.
Collocations (4)
Hartshorn plantain (Botany) , an annual species of plantain (Plantago Coronopus); -- called also buck's-horn. — Booth
Hartshorn shavings , originally taken from the horns of harts, are now obtained chiefly by planing down the bones of calves. They afford a kind of jelly. — Hebert
Salt of hartshorn (Chemistry) , an impure solid carbonate of ammonia, obtained by the destructive distillation of hartshorn, or any kind of bone; volatile salts. — Brande & C
Spirits of hartshorn (Chemistry) , 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.