SPIRITUS AETHERIS NITRICI
\spˈɪɹɪtəs ˈiːθəɹˌɪs nˈa͡ɪtɹɪsˌa͡ɪ], \spˈɪɹɪtəs ˈiːθəɹˌɪs nˈaɪtɹɪsˌaɪ], \s_p_ˈɪ_ɹ_ɪ_t_ə_s ˈiː_θ_ə_ɹ_ˌɪ_s n_ˈaɪ_t_ɹ_ɪ_s_ˌaɪ]\
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Mix the nitrate of potassa and the alcohol in a large glass retort, and having gradually poured in the acid, digest with a gentle heat for two hours; then raise the heat, and distil a gallon. To the distilled liquor add the diluted alcohol and carbonate of potassa, and again distil a gallon.-Ph. U. S.) It is refrigerant, diuretic, antispasmodic, and diaphoretic.
By Robley Dunglison
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