Definition of salt

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Salt (n.) The neutral compound formed by the union of an acid and a base; thus, sulphuric acid and iron form the salt sulphate of iron or green vitriol..

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Fluorescein :: Fluorescein (n.) A yellowish red, crystalline substance, C20H12O5, produced by heating together phthalic anhydride and resorcin; -- so called, from the very brilliant yellowish green fluorescence of its alkaline solutions. It has acid properties, and its salts of the alkalies are known to the trade under the name of uranin..
Sal :: Sal (n.) Salt.
Hydrotellurate :: Hydrotellurate (n.) A salt formed by the union of hydrotelluric acid and the base.
Nitrite :: Nitrite (n.) A salt of nitrous acid.
Euxanthin :: Euxanthin (n.) A yellow pigment imported from India and China. It has a strong odor, and is said to be obtained from the urine of herbivorous animals when fed on the mango. It consists if a magnesium salt of euxanthic acid. Called also puri, purree, and Indian yellow..
Zirconate :: Zirconate (n.) A salt of zirconic acid.
Alembroth :: Alembroth (n.) The salt of wisdom of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury. It was formerly used as a stimulant..
Sulphocyanate :: Sulphocarbonic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sulphacid, H2CSO2 (called also thiocarbonic acid), or an acid, H2CS3, analogous to carbonic acid, obtained as a yellow oily liquid of a pungent odor, and forming salts..
Madoqua :: Madoqua (n.) A small Abyssinian antelope (Neotragus Saltiana), about the size of a hare..
Dolerite :: Dolerite (n.) A dark-colored, basic, igneous rock, composed essentially of pyroxene and a triclinic feldspar with magnetic iron. By many authors it is considered equivalent to a coarse-grained basalt..
Sea Pool :: Sea pool () A pool of salt water.
Brinish :: Brinish (a.) Like brine; somewhat salt; saltish.
Muriated :: Muriated (a.) Prepared with chloride of silver through the agency of common salt.
Binarseniate :: Binarseniate (n.) A salt having two equivalents of arsenic acid to one of the base.
Xeronate :: Xeronate (n.) A salt of xeronic acid.
Myristate :: Myristate (n.) A salt of myristic acid.
Salting :: Salting (n.) A salt marsh.
Lixivial :: Lixivial (a.) Having the qualities of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes.
Bile :: Bile (n.) A yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver. It passes into the intestines, where it aids in the digestive process. Its characteristic constituents are the bile salts, and coloring matters..
Basic :: Basic (a.) Apparently alkaline, as certain normal salts which exhibit alkaline reactions with test paper..
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