salt — meaning in English

English meaning

• salt noun A white crystalline substance used to season and preserve food, made mainly of sodium chloride.
• salty adj Tasting of or containing salt.
• savory adj Having a rich, appetizing flavour that is salty or spicy rather than sweet.

Senses

salt is used for these senses in English:

• road salt Salt used for deicing and anti-icing of roads. (Often rock salt or calcium chloride.)
• salt Treated with salt as a preservative; cured with salt, salted.
• salt A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a food ingredient, seasoning, condiment, and preservative.
• 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.
• salty Tasting of salt.
• savory Salty and/or spicy, but not sweet.

salt — full definition

1. noun A white crystalline substance used to season and preserve food, made mainly of sodium chloride.
2. noun An experienced sailor (usually "old salt").
3. verb To add salt to food, or to sprinkle something throughout for effect.

salty — full definition

1. adj Tasting of or containing salt.
2. adj (informal) Annoyed, bitter, or easily irritated.

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