common salt

noun

: salt sense 1a

Examples of common salt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The battery is a manganese-hydrogen battery, and it’s made by dissolving manganese sulfate, a common salt, in water. —Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 7 May 2018

This step, called reverse osmosis, removes ions smaller than magnesium and sulphate, particularly the sodium and chloride ions that make up common salt and that give seawater its characteristic taste. —The Economist, 3 May 2018

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

common salt

noun

: salt entry 1 sense 1a

Medical Definition

common salt

noun

: salt sense 1a