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A white salt, extracted from urine; once used in the preparation of phosphorus, and used in analytical tests for some metals; ammonium sodium hydrogenphosphate (NH)NaHPO.
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Microcosmic salt — Microcosmic salt[1] IUPAC name Ammonium sodium phosphate Other names … Wikipedia
Microcosmic salt — Salt Salt, n. [AS. sealt; akin to OS. & OFries. salt, D. zout, G. salz, Icel., Sw., & Dan. salt, L. sal, Gr. ?, Russ. sole, Ir. & Gael. salann, W. halen, of unknown origin. Cf. {Sal}, {Salad}, {Salary}, {Saline}, {Sauce}, {Sausage}.] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Microcosmic salt — Microcosmic Mi cro*cos mic, Microcosmical Mi cro*cos mic*al, a. [Cf. F. microcosmique.] Of or pertaining to the microcosm. [1913 Webster] {Microcosmic salt} (Chem.), a white crystalline substance obtained by mixing solutions of sodium phosphate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
microcosmic salt — n. a white, crystalline salt, Na(NH4)HPO4·4H2O, used as a reagent in blowpipe analysis because it forms characteristically colored compounds when fused with salts and oxides of metals … English World dictionary
microcosmic salt — fosforo druska statusas T sritis chemija formulė NaNH₄HPO₄·4H₂O atitikmenys: angl. microcosmic salt; phosphorus salt rus. фосфорная соль … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
microcosmic salt — noun a white salt present in urine and used to test for metal oxides • Hypernyms: ↑salt … Useful english dictionary
microcosmic salt — Chem. See sodium ammonium phosphate. [1775 85] * * * … Universalium
microcosmic salt — /maɪkrəˌkɒzmɪk ˈsɒlt/ (say muykruh.kozmik solt) noun a phosphate of sodium and ammonium, NaNH4HPO4.4H2O, originally obtained from human urine, used as a blowpipe flux in testing metallic oxides …
salt of phosphorus — microcosmic salt … Useful english dictionary
Salt — Salt, n. [AS. sealt; akin to OS. & OFries. salt, D. zout, G. salz, Icel., Sw., & Dan. salt, L. sal, Gr. ?, Russ. sole, Ir. & Gael. salann, W. halen, of unknown origin. Cf. {Sal}, {Salad}, {Salary}, {Saline}, {Sauce}, {Sausage}.] 1. The chloride… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
