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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Psaltery :: Psaltery (n.) A stringed instrument of music used by the Hebrews, the form of which is not known..
Bisulphite :: Bisulphite (n.) A salt of sulphurous acid in which the base replaces but half the hydrogen of the acid; an acid sulphite.
Abraum :: Abraum (n.) Alt. of Abraum salt.
Cryohydrate :: Cryohydrate (n.) A substance, as salt, ammonium chloride, etc., which crystallizes with water of crystallization only at low temperatures, or below the freezing point of water..
Tropeine :: Tropeine (n.) Any one of a series of artificial ethereal salts derived from the alkaloidal base tropine.
Sulpho- :: Sulphite (n.) A salt of sulphurous acid.
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..
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..
Psalter :: Psalter (n.) The Book of Psalms; -- often applied to a book containing the Psalms separately printed.
Freshen :: Freshen (v. i.) To grow fresh; to lose saltness.
Santoninate :: Santoninate (n.) A salt of santoninic acid.
Salicylic :: Salicylic (a.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid formerly obtained by fusing salicin with potassium hydroxide, and now made in large quantities from phenol (carbolic acid) by the action of carbon dioxide on heated sodium phenolate. It is a white crystalline substance. It is used as an antiseptic, and in its salts in the treatment of rheumatism. Called also hydroxybenzoic acid..
Bibasic :: Bibasic (a.) Having to hydrogen atoms which can be replaced by positive or basic atoms or radicals to form salts; -- said of acids. See Dibasic.
Metasilicate :: Metasilicate (n.) A salt of metasilicic acid.
Hypophosphate :: Hypophosphate (n.) A salt of hypophosphoric acid.
Phenolate :: Phenolate (n.) A compound of phenol analogous to a salt.
Arsenate :: Arsenate (n.) A salt of arsenic acid.
Sea :: Sea (n.) The ocean; the whole body of the salt water which covers a large part of the globe.
Oenanthylate :: Oenanthylate (n.) A salt of /nanthylic acid; as, potassium oenanthylate..
Mix :: Mix (v. t.) To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of, as of two or more substances with each other, or of one substance with others; to unite or blend into one mass or compound, as by stirring together; to mingle; to blend; as, to mix flour and salt; to mix wines..
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