Definition of salt

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Salt (v. i.) To deposit salt as a saline solution; as, the brine begins to salt..

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Saltpetrous :: Saltpetrous (a.) Pertaining to saltpeter, or partaking of its qualities; impregnated with saltpeter..
Kainite :: Kainite (n.) A compound salt consisting chiefly of potassium chloride and magnesium sulphate, occurring at the Stassfurt salt mines in Prussian Saxony..
Hemin :: Hemin (n.) A substance, in the form of reddish brown, microscopic, prismatic crystals, formed from dried blood by the action of strong acetic acid and common salt; -- called also Teichmann's crystals. Chemically, it is a hydrochloride of hematin..
Secretage :: Secretage (n.) A process in which mercury, or some of its salts, is employed to impart the property of felting to certain kinds of furs..
Sulphamide :: Sulphamic (a.) Of or pertaining to a sulphamide; derived from, or related to, a sulphamide; specifically, designating an amido acid derivative, NH2.SO2.OH, of sulphuric acid (analogous to sulphonic acid) which is not known in the free state, but is known in its salts..
Salt :: Salt (v. t.) To sprinkle, impregnate, or season with salt; to preserve with salt or in brine; to supply with salt; as, to salt fish, beef, or pork; to salt cattle..
Ricinolein :: Ricinolein (n.) The glycerin salt of ricinoleic acid, occuring as a characteristic constituent of castor oil; -- formerly called palmin..
Furfuran :: Furfuran (n.) A colorless, oily substance, C4H4O, obtained by distilling certain organic substances, as pine wood, salts of pyromucic acid, etc.; -- called also tetraphenol..
Cat-salt :: Cat-salt (n.) A sort of salt, finely granulated, formed out of the bittern or leach brine..
Saltbush :: Saltbush (n.) An Australian plant (Atriplex nummularia) of the Goosefoot family.
Calcify :: Calcify (v. t.) To make stony or calcareous by the deposit or secretion of salts of lime.
Ketone :: Ketone (n.) One of a large class of organic substances resembling the aldehydes, obtained by the distillation of certain salts of organic acids and consisting of carbonyl (CO) united with two hydrocarbon radicals. In general the ketones are colorless volatile liquids having a pungent ethereal odor..
Glauber''s Salts :: Glauber's salts () Sulphate of soda, a well-known cathartic. It is a white crystalline substance, with a cooling, slightly bitter taste, and is commonly called salts..
Oxymuriate :: Oxymuriate (n.) A salt of the supposed oxymuriatic acid; a chloride.
Brawn :: Brawn (n.) The flesh of a boar; also, the salted and prepared flesh of a boar..
Carbonate :: Carbonate (n.) A salt or carbonic acid, as in limestone, some forms of lead ore, etc..
Mesoxalate :: Mesoxalate (n.) A salt of mesoxalic acid.
Bacon :: Bacon (n.) The back and sides of a pig salted and smoked; formerly, the flesh of a pig salted or fresh..
Vell :: Vell (n.) The salted stomach of a calf, used in making cheese; a rennet bag..
Phenolate :: Phenolate (n.) A compound of phenol analogous to a salt.
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