What does salt mean in English? Meaning of salt definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "salt": a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
Noun
Meaning: a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)Synonyms: saltHyponyms: acetate
acrylate
alkali
ammonium chloride
arsenate
benzoate
bichromate
bile salt
borate
borosilicate
calcium chloride
calcium lactate
calcium octadecanoate
calcium stearate
calcium sulfate
calcium sulphate
carbamate
carbonate
chlorate
chromate
chrome alum
citrate
cream of tartar
cyanide
dibasic salt
dichromate
double salt
ethanoate
ferricyanide
ferrocyanide
fluoroboride
fluosilicate
fulminate
glauber's salt
glauber's salts
glutamate
halide
hypochlorite
inorganic phosphate
isocyanate
lactate
manganate
microcosmic salt
orthophosphate
oxalacetate
oxalate
oxaloacetate
perchlorate
permanganate
phosphate
polyphosphate
potassium bitartrate
potassium bromide
potassium chlorate
potassium dichromate
potassium hydrogen tartrate
propenoate
pyrophosphate
sal ammoniac
sal soda
salicylate
silicate
soda
soda ash
sodium bichromate
sodium carbonate
sodium carboxymethyl cellulose
sodium chlorate
sodium dichromate
sodium fluoride
sulfate
sulfonate
sulphate
tartar
tartrate
thiocyanate
tungstate
urate
vanadate
washing soda
xanthateHypernyms: chemical compound
compoundPronunciation in US: /sɔlt/, /sɑlt/
Pronunciation in UK: /sɔːlt/, /sɒlt/
Meaning of "salt": add salt to
Verb
Meaning: add salt toSynonyms: saltHypernyms: flavor
flavour
seasonPronunciation in US: /sɔlt/, /sɑlt/
Pronunciation in UK: /sɔːlt/, /sɒlt/
Meaning of "salt": (of speech) painful or bitter
Adjective
Meaning: (of speech) painful or bitterExample: salt scorn
a salt apologySynonyms: saltSimilar: sharpPronunciation in US: /sɔlt/, /sɑlt/
Pronunciation in UK: /sɔːlt/, /sɒlt/
Meaning of "salt": white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
Noun
Meaning: white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve foodSynonyms: common salt
salt
table saltHypernyms: flavorer
flavoring
flavourer
flavouring
seasoner
seasoningPronunciation in US: /sɔlt/, /sɑlt/
Pronunciation in UK: /sɔːlt/, /sɒlt/
Meaning of "salt": sprinkle as if with salt
Verb
Meaning: sprinkle as if with saltExample: the rebels had salted the fields with mines and trapsSynonyms: saltHypernyms: splash
splosh
sprinklePronunciation in US: /sɔlt/, /sɑlt/
Pronunciation in UK: /sɔːlt/, /sɒlt/
Meaning of "salt": negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons
Noun
Meaning: negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weaponsSynonyms: salt
strategic arms limitation talksInstance Hypernyms: diplomacy
diplomatic negotiationsPronunciation in US: /sɔlt/, /sɑlt/
Pronunciation in UK: /sɔːlt/, /sɒlt/
Meaning of "salt": add zest or liveliness to
Verb
Meaning: add zest or liveliness toExample: She salts her lectures with jokesSynonyms: saltHypernyms: spice
spice upPronunciation in US: /sɔlt/, /sɑlt/
Pronunciation in UK: /sɔːlt/, /sɒlt/
Meaning of "salt": the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
Noun
Meaning: the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouthSynonyms: salinity
salt
saltinessHypernyms: gustatory perception
gustatory sensation
taste
taste perception
taste sensationPronunciation in US: /sɔlt/, /sɑlt/
Pronunciation in UK: /sɔːlt/, /sɒlt/
Meaning of "salt": preserve with salt
Verb
Meaning: preserve with saltExample: people used to salt meats on shipsSynonyms: saltHypernyms: keep
preservePronunciation in US: /sɔlt/, /sɑlt/
Pronunciation in UK: /sɔːlt/, /sɒlt/
Adjective: A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative. c. 1430 (reprinted 1888), Thomas Austin, ed., Two Fifteenth-century Cookery-books. Harleian ms. 279 (ab. 1430), & Harl. ms. 4016 (ab. 1450), with Extracts from Ashmole ms. 1429, Laud ms. 553, & Douce ms. 55 [Early English Text Society, Original Series; 91], London: N. Trübner & Co. for the Early English Text Society, volume I, OCLC 374760, page 11: Soupes dorye. — Take gode almaunde mylke […] caste þher-to Safroun an Salt […]c. 1430 (reprinted 1888), Thomas Austin, ed., Two Fifteenth-century Cookery-books. Harleian ms. 279 (ab. 1430), & Harl. ms. 4016 (ab. 1450), with Extracts from Ashmole ms. 1429, Laud ms. 553, & Douce ms. 55 [Early English Text Society, Original Series; 91], London: N. Trübner & Co. for the Early English Text Society, volume I, OCLC 374760, page 11: Soupes dorye. — Take gode almaunde mylke […] caste þher-to Safroun an Salt […](chemistry) One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.(uncommon) A salt marsh, a saline marsh at the shore of a sea.(slang) A sailor (also old salt). 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter Around the door are generally to be seen, laughing and gossiping, clusters of old salts. 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, chapter 1 I never go as a passenger; nor, though I am something of a salt, do I ever go to sea as a Commodore, or a Captain, or a Cook.1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter Around the door are generally to be seen, laughing and gossiping, clusters of old salts.1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, chapter 1 I never go as a passenger; nor, though I am something of a salt, do I ever go to sea as a Commodore, or a Captain, or a Cook.(cryptography) Randomly chosen bytes added to a plaintext message prior to encrypting it, in order to render brute-force decryption more difficult.A person who seeks employment at a company in order to (once employed by it) help unionize it.(obsolete) flavour; taste; seasoning Shakespeare Though we are justices and doctors and churchmen […] we have some salt of our youth in us.Shakespeare Though we are justices and doctors and churchmen […] we have some salt of our youth in us.(obsolete) piquancy; wit; sense Attic salt(obsolete) A dish for salt at table; a salt cellar. Samuel Pepys I out and bought some things; among others, a dozen of silver salts.Samuel Pepys I out and bought some things; among others, a dozen of silver salts.(figuratively) That which preserves from corruption or error, or purifies; a corrective; an antiseptic; also, an allowance or deduction. His statements must be taken with a grain of salt. Bible, Matthew v. 13 Ye are the salt of the earth.Bible, Matthew v. 13 Ye are the salt of the earth.Synonyms:
flavoring, spice, zest, taste, alkali, savor, brine, flavor, condiment, relish, sodium chloride,
Antonyms:
dislike, hate, hatred,
