Meaning of sweet spirits of nitre | Babel Free

Definitions

An old-fashioned remedy, having ethyl nitrite as a main ingredient, that used to be available as an over the counter drug.

uncountable

Examples

“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.”

“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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