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AMMONIA INHALANTS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Non-Surgical Treatment
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- smelling salts
1, record 1, English, smelling%20salts
correct, plural noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ammonia inhalants 2, record 1, English, ammonia%20inhalants
correct, plural noun
- ammonia salts 3, record 1, English, ammonia%20salts
correct, plural noun
- salts 4, record 1, English, salts
correct, plural noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An ammonia-based preparation used as a stimulant by athletes or to revive a person who fainted. 5, record 1, English, - smelling%20salts
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Historically, smelling salts contained ammonium carbonate and perfume; modern preparations typically consist of ammonia dissolved in water and ethanol, sometimes infused with a scented oil, such as eucalyptus. The salts release ammonia gas that irritates the nose and lung membranes, triggering an inhalation reflex, which prompts the muscles that control breathing to work faster and helps restore oxygen flow to the brain and body. 6, record 1, English, - smelling%20salts
Record 1, Key term(s)
- smelling-salts
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitements non chirurgicaux
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sels volatils
1, record 1, French, sels%20volatils
correct, plural masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sels de pâmoison 2, record 1, French, sels%20de%20p%C3%A2moison
correct, plural masculine noun
- sels 3, record 1, French, sels
correct, plural masculine noun
- sels d'ammonium 4, record 1, French, sels%20d%27ammonium
see observation, plural masculine noun
- sels d'ammoniac 4, record 1, French, sels%20d%27ammoniac
see observation, plural masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Préparation à base d'ammoniac utilisée comme stimulant par les athlètes ou pour réanimer une personne évanouie. 5, record 1, French, - sels%20volatils
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par le passé, les sels contenaient du carbonate d'ammonium. Les sels modernes sont plutôt généralement à base d'ammoniac. 5, record 1, French, - sels%20volatils
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sels d'ammonium; sels d'ammoniac : Bien que ces désignations soient parfois utilisées pour faire référence aux sels en général, les désignations «sel d'ammonium» et «sel d'ammoniac» désignent des types de composés chimiques précis. 5, record 1, French, - sels%20volatils
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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