A chemical compound formed by replacing all or part of the hydrogen ions of an acid with metal ions or electropositive radicals.
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A colorless or white crystalline solid, chiefly sodium chloride, used extensively in ground or granulated form as a food seasoning and preservative. Also called common salt, table salt.
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A saltcellar.
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An element that gives flavor or zest.
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Any of various mineral salts used as laxatives or cathartics.
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idiom
Salt of the earth A person or group considered as the best or noblest part of society.
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verb-transitive
To add zest or liveliness to: salt a lecture with anecdotes.
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To add, treat, season, or sprinkle with salt.
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To cure or preserve by treating with salt or a salt solution.
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To give an appearance of value to by fraudulent means, especially to place valuable minerals in (a mine) for the purpose of deceiving.
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To provide salt for (deer or cattle).
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verb
To treat, provide, or season with common salt.
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To preserve (food) with salt or in brine.
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To supply (as an animal) with salt.
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To give flavor or piquancy to (as a story).
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To enrich (as a mine) artificially by secretly placing valuable mineral in some of the working places.
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abbreviation
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.
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