| Front | salt |sɔːlt, sɒlt| |
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| Back | noun 1 a white crystalline substance which gives seawater its characteristic taste and is used for seasoning or preserving food. 2 Chemistry any chemical compound formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, with all or part of the hydrogen of the acid replaced by a metal or other cation. 3 (usu. old salt) an experienced sailor. adjective 1 impregnated with, treated with, or tasting of salt: 2 (of a plant) growing on the coast or in salt marshes. verb 1 (usu. as adj. salted) season or preserve with salt: 2 sprinkle (a road or path) with salt in order to melt snow or ice. 3 fraudulently make (a mine) appear to be a paying one by placing rich ore into it. 4 (as adj. salted) (of a horse) having developed a resistance to disease by surviving it. DERIVATIVES saltish adjective , saltless adjective , saltness noun |
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