Definition of salt

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Salt (n.) The neutral compound formed by the union of an acid and a base; thus, sulphuric acid and iron form the salt sulphate of iron or green vitriol..

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Salter :: Salter (n.) One who makes, sells, or applies salt; one who salts meat or fish..
Alkali :: Alkali (n.) One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue..
Hypo :: Hypo (n.) Sodium hyposulphite, or thiosulphate, a solution of which is used as a bath to wash out the unchanged silver salts in a picture..
Sulpharsenic :: Sulpharsenate (n.) A salt of sulpharsenic acid.
Saleratus :: Saleratus (n.) Aerated salt; a white crystalline substance having an alkaline taste and reaction, consisting of sodium bicarbonate (see under Sodium.) It is largely used in cooking, with sour milk (lactic acid) or cream of tartar as a substitute for yeast. It is also an ingredient of most baking powders, and is used in the preparation of effervescing drinks..
Methal :: Methal (n.) A white waxy substance, found in small quantities in spermaceti as an ethereal salt of several fatty acids, and regarded as an alcohol of the methane series..
Salting :: Salting (n.) A salt marsh.
Methionic :: Methionic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sulphonic (thionic) acid derivative of methane, obtained as a stable white crystalline substance, CH2.(SO3H)2, which forms well defined salts..
Pyrogallate :: Pyrogallate (n.) A salt of pyrogallic acid; an ether of pyrogallol.
Metantimonate :: Metantimonate (n.) A salt of metantimonic acid.
Polytungstate :: Polytungstate (n.) A salt of polytungstic acid.
Drysalter :: Drysalter (n.) A dealer in salted or dried meats, pickles, sauces, etc., and in the materials used in pickling, salting, and preserving various kinds of food Hence drysalters usually sell a number of saline substances and miscellaneous drugs..
Styrax :: Styracin (n.) A white crystalline tasteless substance extracted from gum storax, and consisting of a salt of cinnamic acid with cinnamic alcohol..
Trithionate :: Trithionate (n.) A salt of trithionic acid.
Arsenate :: Arsenate (n.) A salt of arsenic acid.
Stannel :: Stannate (n.) A salt of stannic acid.
Decrepitation :: Decrepitation (n.) The act of decrepitating; a crackling noise, such as salt makes when roasting..
Psalteria :: Psalteria (pl. ) of Psalteriu.
Hydrosalt :: Hydrosalt (n.) An acid salt.
Calcigerous :: Calcigerous (a.) Holding lime or other earthy salts; as, the calcigerous cells of the teeth..
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