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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.

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.

smell·ing salts (sm

ng)

pl.n.

Any of various preparations of ammonium carbonate and perfume, sniffed as a restorative or stimulant especially to relieve faintness and headache.

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