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salt (sawlt)

1. sodium chloride, or common salt.

2. any compound of a base and an acid; any compound of an acid some of whose replaceable atoms have been substituted.

3. in the plural, a saline cathartic.

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bile salts  conjugates of glycine or taurine with bile acids, formed in the liver and secreted in the bile. They are powerful detergents that break down fat globules, enabling them to be digested.

Epsom salt  magnesium sulfate.

Glauber's salt  sodium sulfate.

oral rehydration salts  (ORS) a dry mixture of sodium chloride, potassium chloride, dextrose, and either sodium citrate or sodium bicarbonate; dissolved in water for use in treatment of dehydration.

smelling salts  aromatized ammonium carbonate; stimulant and restorative.

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salt (sôlt)

n.

1. A colorless or white crystalline solid, chiefly sodium chloride, used extensively as a food seasoning and preservative.

2. A chemical compound replacing all or part of the hydrogen ions of an acid with metal ions or electropositive radicals.

3. salts Any of various mineral salts, such as magnesium sulfate, sodium sulfate, or potassium sodium tartrate, used as laxatives or cathartics.

4. salts Smelling salts.

5. salts Epsom salts.

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salt (sôlt),

n a compound of a base and an acid; a compound of an acid, some of the replaceable hydrogen atoms of which have been substituted.

salt, basic,

n a salt containing replaceable, or hydroxyl, groups.

salt depletion,

n See depletion, salt.

salt solution,

n a homemade mouthrinse consisting of one-half teaspoon salt and one-half cup of tepid water, used to decrease inflammation and promote healing.

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SALT

see skin-associated lymphoid tissues.

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salt

1. any compound of a base and an acid.

2. salts, a saline purgative. See also sodium chloride.

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bile s's

glycine or taurine conjugates of bile acids, which are formed in the liver and secreted in the bile. They are powerful detergents which break down fat globules, enabling them to be digested.

salt brine

strong solution of common salt used to pickle meat and other human foods. Sodium chloride is the biggest component but large quantities of nitrate are usually present and represent a greater toxicity hazard than does the salt.

buffer salt

a salt in the blood that is able to absorb slight excesses of acid or alkali with little or no change in the hydrogen ion concentration.

common salt

see sodium chloride.

salt gland

nasal gland in birds.

salt hunger

common in circumstances in which animals are derived of any salt; manifested by leather chewing, earth eating, coat licking and urine drinking.

salt lick

1. naturally occurring deposit of salt in the form of a shallow pan that wild and domestic animals can share by licking.

2. a prepared mixture of salt with other minerals added, the composition varying with the local nutritional deficiency but the common additive is one containing phosphorus. The cattle or sheep are encouraged to lick by the taste of the salt and serendipitously acquire the other minerals. May be loose and put out in containers covered against the weather or formed into blocks that resist rain erosion and are fitted into holders fixed to buildings or free-standing in the pasture. See also mineral-salt mixture.

Rochelle salt

potassium sodium tartrate, a cathartic.

salt sick

see copper nutritional deficiency.

smelling s's

aromatic ammonium carbonate, a stimulant and restorative.

salt tolerant

capable of surviving in a high concentration of salt, e.g. some bacteria, including staphylococci.