Definition of salt

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salt () Sulphate of magnesia having cathartic qualities; -- originally prepared by boiling down the mineral waters at Epsom, England, -- whence the name; afterwards prepared from sea water; but now from certain minerals, as from siliceous hydrate of magnesia..

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Basalt :: Basalt (n.) An imitation, in pottery, of natural basalt; a kind of black porcelain..
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..
Fungate :: Fungate (n.) A salt of fungic acid.
Fumarate :: Fumarate (n.) A salt of fumaric acid.
Saccharonate :: Saccharonate (n.) A salt of saccharonic acid.
Sea Pool :: Sea pool () A pool of salt water.
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..
Sulphocyanic :: Sulphocyanate (n.) A salt of sulphocyanic acid; -- also called thiocyanate, and formerly inaccurately sulphocyanide..
Article :: Article (n.) A particular one of various things; as, an article of merchandise; salt is a necessary article..
Bichromate :: Bichromate (n.) A salt containing two parts of chromic acid to one of the other ingredients; as, potassium bichromate; -- called also dichromate..
Sulphostannic :: Sulphostannate (n.) A salt of sulphostannic acid.
Phosphate :: Phosphate (n.) A salt of phosphoric acid.
Salt :: Salt (n.) Of or relating to salt; abounding in, or containing, salt; prepared or preserved with, or tasting of, salt; salted; as, salt beef; salt water..
Ossification :: Ossification (n.) The formation of bone; the process, in the growth of an animal, by which inorganic material (mainly lime salts) is deposited in cartilage or membrane, forming bony tissue; ostosis..
Augite :: Augite (n.) A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt; -- also used instead of the general term pyroxene..
Oenanthylate :: Oenanthylate (n.) A salt of /nanthylic acid; as, potassium oenanthylate..
Trap :: Trap (n.) An old term rather loosely used to designate various dark-colored, heavy igneous rocks, including especially the feldspathic-augitic rocks, basalt, dolerite, amygdaloid, etc., but including also some kinds of diorite. Called also trap rock..
Kipper :: Kipper (n.) A salmon split open, salted, and dried or smoked; -- so called because salmon after spawning were usually so cured, not being good when fresh..
Salt :: Salt (n.) A dish for salt at table; a saltcellar.
Deliquium :: Deliquium (n.) A melting or dissolution in the air, or in a moist place; a liquid condition; as, a salt falls into a deliquium..
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