Alcoholic+solution

  • 121sal volatile — /sæl vəˈlætəli / (say sal vuh latuhlee) noun 1. → ammonium carbonate. 2. an aromatic alcoholic solution of this salt used as a restorative for fainting, dizziness, etc …

  • 122sweet spirit of nitre — noun an alcoholic solution of ethyl nitrite, C2H5NO2, formerly employed medicinally as a diaphoretic, diuretic, and antispasmodic …

  • 123witch hazel — n. [altered (infl. by WITCH) < wyche hazel < ME wyche < OE wice, applied to trees with pliant branches, akin to ON veikr, WEAK] 1. any of a genus (Hamamelis) of small North American and Asiatic trees and shrubs of the witch hazel family; …

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  • 124hydrazoic acid — noun a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul smelling • Syn: ↑azoimide, ↑hydrogen azide, ↑HN • Hypernyms: ↑hydride, ↑explosive • Substance Meronyms: ↑hydrazoite …

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  • 125witch hazel — noun 1. any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion • Syn: ↑witch hazel plant, ↑wych hazel, ↑wych hazel plant • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Hyponyms: ↑ …

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  • 126wych hazel — noun 1. any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion • Syn: ↑witch hazel, ↑witch hazel plant, ↑wych hazel plant • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Hyponyms: ↑ …

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  • 127friar's balsam — noun : an alcoholic solution containing essentially benzoin, storax, balsam of Tolu, and aloes used chiefly as a local application (as for small fissures) and after addition to hot water as an inhalant in bronchitis called also compound benzoin… …

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  • 128lavender water — noun : a perfume consisting primarily of an alcoholic solution of lavender oil …

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