Salt

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Salt

Type

free base

Denotation

chemical compound consisting of sodium chloride and used as a condiment and preservative

Etymology

Old English sealt and sealtan

Evidence

desalt, desalter, drysalter, drysaltery, oversalt, oxysalt, persalt, protosalt, salt, saltbox, saltbush, saltchuck, salted, salter, saltern, saltie, saltier, saltiest, saltily, saltine, saltiness, salting, saltish, saltless, saltpeter, salts, saltwater, saltworks, saltwort, salty, unsalted

See Also

Sal(e), Sauce, Salsa, Hale

Homographs

Salt