table salt
nounDefinition of table salt
: salt suitable for use at the table and in cooking
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The show takes its title from Fox Talbot’s use of table salt and nitrate in creating one of the two chief early photographic processes. — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, "At Yale: on the threshold and under the volcano," 6 July 2018 Both channels are feeding a deadly epidemic, moving a drug so potent that the equivalent of a few grains of table salt can be fatal. — Kristina Davis, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Fentanyl has taken over America's drug market. Where is it coming from?," 17 June 2018 The saltiness is less like table salt and more like briny ocean water. — Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, "What Exactly Is Oyster Sauce? And What to Use if You Can't Find Any," 4 June 2018 Some of this airborne table salt reacts chemically with hydrogen in the water vapor, creating the hydrochloric acid. — Nsikan Akpan, Scientific American, "Kilauea’s Lava Is Now Spilling into the Ocean. Here’s Why That’s Dangerous," 22 May 2018 The pesticide-free kit uses sodium chloride — the same chemical as table salt — and claims to kill both adult lice and nits, the tiny eggs. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "How to Get Rid of Lice (and Even Super Lice) for Good," 9 May 2018 The pesticide-free kit uses sodium chloride — the same chemical as table salt — and claims to kill both adult lice and nits, the tiny eggs. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "How to Get Rid of Lice (and Even Super Lice) for Good," 9 May 2018 Orange Salt: Season raw fish and seafood with orange salt in place of regular table salt. — Jill O'connor, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Cookbook celebrates versatility of oranges," 26 Mar. 2018 In stand mixer with paddle attachment, mix flour, yeast, sugar, table salt and 3 tablespoon melted butter until combined. — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, "Buttery Rosemary Rolls," 17 Mar. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'table salt.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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