table salt

noun

: salt suitable for use at the table and in cooking

Examples of table salt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Harvard Health also notes that alternative salts such as sea salt are not necessarily healthier than table salt because both are largely sodium chloride. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Iodized table salt is mined from underground deposits, processed to remove other minerals and fortified with iodine, which is important for thyroid health and proper hormone production. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Sodium chloride, better known as table salt, covers two more. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026

This weed killer is made with basic white vinegar, table salt, and dish soap. — The Spruce, 6 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1670, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for table salt

• somersault
• thunderbolt
• alt
• fault
• gault
• halt
• malt
• sault
• vault
• walt
• asphalt
• assault

Kids Definition

table salt

noun

: salt for use on food and in cooking

Medical Definition

table salt

noun

: salt and especially sodium chloride refined for use at the table and in cooking