Main Entry: ¹salt

Pronunciation: \ˈsȯlt\

Function: noun

1 a : a crystalline compound NaCl that is the chloride of sodium, is abundant in nature, and is used especially to season or preserve food or in industry—called also common salt, sodium chloride b : a substance (as Glauber's salt) resembling common salt c : any of numerous compounds that result from replacement of part or all of the acid hydrogen of an acid by a metal or a group acting like a metal : an ionic crystalline compound
2 salts pl a : a mineral or saline mixture (as Epsom salts) used as an aperient or cathartic b : smelling salts