sweet spirits of nitre

English

sweet spirits of nitre (uncountable)

(pharmacy) An old-fashioned remedy, having ethyl nitrite as a main ingredient, that used to be available as an over the counter drug.
- 1887, Estelle Mendell, “The Family Medicine Chest”, Good Housekeeping vol. 5, page 62]:
  In cases of fever a teaspoonful of sweet spirits of nitre in a glass of water taken in small sips at short intervals is most excellent.
- 1980, “F.D.A. Bans Sweet Spirits of Nitre As Ineffective and Possibly Fatal“, The New York Times, October 12, 1980, page 65:
  The Food and Drug Administration says it is ordering an old-fashioned remedy, sweet spirits of nitre, off the over-the-counter market because it can be fatal to infants and because of a lack of proved effectiveness.

单词	sweet spirits of nitre
释义	sweet spirits of nitre English Alternative forms sweet spirit of nitre Noun sweet spirits of nitre (uncountable) (pharmacy) An old-fashioned remedy, having ethyl nitrite as a main ingredient, that used to be available as an over the counter drug. 1887, Estelle Mendell, “The Family Medicine Chest”, Good Housekeeping vol. 5, page 62]: In cases of fever a teaspoonful of sweet spirits of nitre in a glass of water taken in small sips at short intervals is most excellent. 1980, “F.D.A. Bans Sweet Spirits of Nitre As Ineffective and Possibly Fatal“, The New York Times, October 12, 1980, page 65: The Food and Drug Administration says it is ordering an old-fashioned remedy, sweet spirits of nitre, off the over-the-counter market because it can be fatal to infants and because of a lack of proved effectiveness.
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