salt
noun
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- (chemistry) One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.
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sal
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- A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a food ingredient, seasoning, condiment, and preservative.
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sāl,
sal
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salt
verb
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- (mining) To blast metal into (as a portion of a mine) in order to cause to appear to be a productive seam.
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salio
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salted
adjective
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- To which salt has been added.
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salsus
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