Chemical
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salt [ sawlt ]
Etymology:
Latin sal = salt
Definitions related to salts:
  • An ionic compound that results from the neutralization of an acid and a base.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any compound of a base and an acid; any compound of an acid some of whose replaceable hydrogen atoms have been substituted.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Substances produced from the reaction between acids and bases; compounds consisting of a metal (positive) and nonmetal (negative) radical. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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