Definition of salt

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Salt (n.) Fig.: Bitter; sharp; pungent.

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Saccharinic :: Saccharinic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, saccharin; specifically, designating a complex acid not known in the free state but well known in its salts, which are obtained by boiling dextrose and levulose (invert sugar) with milk of lime..
Madoqua :: Madoqua (n.) A small Abyssinian antelope (Neotragus Saltiana), about the size of a hare..
Tantalate :: Tantalate (n.) A salt of tantalic acid.
Periodate :: Periodate (n.) A salt of periodic acid.
Picrate :: Picrate (n.) A salt of picric acid.
Sulphauric :: Sulphaurate (n.) A salt of sulphauric acid.
Cassius :: Cassius (n.) A brownish purple pigment, obtained by the action of some compounds of tin upon certain salts of gold. It is used in painting and staining porcelain and glass to give a beautiful purple color. Commonly called Purple of Cassius..
Pittacal :: Pittacal (n.) A dark blue substance obtained from wood tar. It consists of hydrocarbons which when oxidized form the orange-yellow eupittonic compounds, the salts of which are dark blue..
Harness Cask :: Harness cask () A tub lashed to a vessel's deck and containing salted provisions for daily use; -- called also harness tub.
Manganate :: Manganate (n.) A salt of manganic acid.
Saltigradae :: Saltigradae (n. pl.) A tribe of spiders including those which lie in wait and leap upon their prey; the leaping spiders.
Basaltoid :: Basaltoid (a.) Formed like basalt; basaltiform.
Stannel :: Stannate (n.) A salt of stannic acid.
Selenate :: Selenate (n.) A salt of selenic acid; -- formerly called also seleniate.
Phthalimide :: Phthalimide (n.) An imido derivative of phthalic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance, C6H4.(CO)2NH, which has itself (like succinimide) acid properties, and forms a series of salts. Cf. Imido acid, under Imido..
Osmite :: Osmite (n.) A salt of osmious acid.
Bullary :: Bullary (n.) A place for boiling or preparing salt; a boilery.
Harder :: Harder (n.) A South African mullet, salted for food..
Deliquesce :: Deliquesce (v. i.) To dissolve gradually and become liquid by attracting and absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts, acids, and alkalies..
Nitre :: Nitre (n.) A white crystalline semitransparent salt; potassium nitrate; saltpeter. See Saltpeter.
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