SALT

/sɔlt/

noun

  1. A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative.

  2. One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.

  3. A salt marsh, a saline marsh at the shore of a sea.

verb

  1. To add salt to.

    to salt fish, beef, or pork; to salt the city streets in the winter

  2. To deposit salt as a saline solution.

    The brine begins to salt.

  3. To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber.

adjective

  1. Salty; salted.

    salt beef;  salt tears

  2. Saline.

    a salt marsh;  salt grass

  3. Related to salt deposits, excavation, processing or use.

    The salt factory is a key connecting element in the seawater infrastructure.

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