English Dictionary

sweet spirits of nitre

名詞

不可算名詞

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

日本語の意味

亜硝酸エチルを主要成分とする昔ながらの治療薬。かつては市販されていた薬品。

When I found the bottle labeled sweet spirits of nitre in my grandmother's medicine cabinet, I learned it had once been sold as an over-the-counter ethyl nitrite remedy.

祖母の薬棚で「亜硝酸エチルを主成分とする昔の市販薬」と書かれた瓶を見つけたとき、それがかつて店頭で販売されていたことを知った。

意味（1）

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

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.