Complete Definition of "microcosmic salt"

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Etymology
From its alchemical name sal microcosmicum

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microcosmic salt

#dated,chemistry 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<sub>4</sub>)NaHPO?<sub>4</sub>

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