Definition of salt

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Salt (n.) Any mineral salt used as an aperient or cathartic, especially Epsom salts, Rochelle salt, or Glauber's salt..

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Sulphophosphorous :: Sulphophosphoric (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a hypothetical sulphacid of phosphorus, analogous to phosphoric acid, and known in its salts..
Saliniform :: Saliniform (a.) Having the form or the qualities of a salt, especially of common salt..
Succinite :: Succinimide (n.) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance, C2H4.(CO)2.NH, obtained by treating succinic anhydride with ammonia gas. It is a typical imido acid, and forms a series of salts. See Imido acid, under Imido..
Botargo :: Botargo (n.) A sort of cake or sausage, made of the salted roes of the mullet, much used on the coast of the Mediterranean as an incentive to drink..
Polytungstate :: Polytungstate (n.) A salt of polytungstic acid.
Neutral :: Neutral (a.) Having neither acid nor basic properties; unable to turn red litmus blue or blue litmus red; -- said of certain salts or other compounds. Contrasted with acid, and alkaline..
Hypochlorite :: Hypochlorite (n.) A salt of hypochlorous acid; as, a calcium hypochloride..
Saltatorial :: Saltatorial (a.) Relating to leaping; saltatory; as, saltatorial exercises..
Petre :: Petre (n.) See Saltpeter.
Harness Cask :: Harness cask () A tub lashed to a vessel's deck and containing salted provisions for daily use; -- called also harness tub.
Salt :: Salt (n.) Fig.: Salacious; lecherous; lustful.
Sulphophosphite :: Sulphophosphate (n.) A salt of sulphophosphoric acid.
Formate :: Formate (n.) A salt of formic acid.
Halogen :: Halogen (n.) An electro-negative element or radical, which, by combination with a metal, forms a haloid salt; especially, chlorine, bromine, and iodine; sometimes, also, fluorine and cyanogen. See Chlorine family, under Chlorine..
Saltcat :: Saltcat (n.) A mixture of salt, coarse meal, lime, etc., attractive to pigeons..
Lye :: Lye (n.) A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making soap, etc..
Saltier :: Saltier (n.) See Saltire.
Salted :: Salted (imp. & p. p.) of Sal.
Salso-acid :: Salso-acid (a.) Having a taste compounded of saltness and acidity; both salt and acid.
Lixivium :: Lixivium (n.) A solution of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes; hence, any solution obtained by lixiviation..
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