hartshorn
pronunciation
How to pronounce hartshorn in British English:
UK ['hɑːts,hɔːn]
How to pronounce hartshorn in American English:
US [ 'hɑrts,hɔrn]
Word Origin
- hartshorn (n.)
- "ammonium carbonate," Old English heortes hornes, from hart + horn (n.). So called because a main early source of ammonia was the antlers of harts.
Example
- 1. Determination of power-factor and permittivity of insulating materials ( hartshorn ward method )
- 2. Superintendent david hartshorn , who heads the metropolitan police 's public order branch , told the guardian that middle-class individuals who would never have considered joining demonstrations may now seek to vent their anger through protests this year .
- 3. Hartshorn , who receives regular intelligence briefings on potential causes of civil unrest , said the mood at some demonstrations had changed recently , with activists increasingly " intent on coming on to the streets to create public disorder " .