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Definition of smelling salts noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

smelling salts

noun
 
/ˈsmelɪŋ sɔːlts/,
 
/ˈsmelɪŋ sɒlts/
 
/ˈsmelɪŋ sɔːlts/
[plural]
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  1. a chemical with a very strong smell, kept in a small bottle, used especially in the past for putting under the nose of a person who has become unconscious
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