hjorthornssalt
Swedish
Alternative forms
- (misspelling) hjortronssalt
Etymology
Compound of hjorthorn (“hartshorn”) + -s- + salt (“salt”), attested since 1698. From the original production method of heating antlers and hooves from certain animals; among other, hart.
Noun
hjorthornssalt c
- (chemistry, cooking) hartshorn salt, baker’s ammonia; mixture of mainly ammonium bicarbonate and ammonium carbamate (sometimes with small ammounts of ammonium carbonate)
- Synonym of ammoniumvätekarbonat (“ammonium bicarbonate”)
See also
- bakpulver (“baking powder”)
- bikarbonat (“baking soda, bicarbonate”)
- jäst (“yeast”)
References
- hjorthornssalt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- hjorthornssalt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)