Definition of salt

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Salt (n.) Fig.: That which preserves from corruption or error; that which purifies; a corrective; an antiseptic; also, an allowance or deduction; as, his statements must be taken with a grain of salt..

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Ulmate :: Ulmate (n.) A salt of ulmic acid.
Chlorite :: Chlorite (n.) Any salt of chlorous acid; as, chlorite of sodium..
Fresh :: Fresh (n.) The mingling of fresh water with salt in rivers or bays, as by means of a flood of fresh water flowing toward or into the sea..
Zincous :: Zincous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, zinc; zincic; as, zincous salts..
Malamic :: Malamic (a.) Of or pertaining an acid intermediate between malic acid and malamide, and known only by its salts..
Saltpeter :: Saltpeter (n.) Alt. of Saltpetr.
Flitch :: Flitch (n.) The side of a hog salted and cured; a side of bacon.
Myristate :: Myristate (n.) A salt of myristic acid.
Fulminate :: Fulminate (v. i.) A salt of fulminic acid. See under Fulminic.
Salty :: Salty (a.) Somewhat salt; saltish.
Hartshorn :: Hartshorn (n.) Spirits of hartshorn (see below); volatile salts.
Mandelate :: Mandelate (n.) A salt of mandelic acid.
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..
Diachylum :: Diachylum (n.) A plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants (whence its name), but now made of an oxide of lead and oil, and consisting essentially of glycerin mixed with lead salts of the fat acids..
Polytungstate :: Polytungstate (n.) A salt of polytungstic acid.
Souse :: Souse (n.) Pickle made with salt.
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..
Sulphatic :: Sulphate (n.) A salt of sulphuric acid.
Freshen :: Freshen (v. i.) To grow fresh; to lose saltness.
Benzoate :: Benzoate (n.) A salt formed by the union of benzoic acid with any salifiable base.
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