noun / verb / adjective
salt
SAWLT/sɔːlt/
A compound composed of oppositely charged ions.
Sodium chloride is a salt made of positive and negative ions.
Etymology
Old English sealt already named the substance used to season food and preserve meat. The modern culinary meaning continues that same practical use.
In context
add some seasoning salt you're gonna go ahead and sprinkle that over the top
More examples
- Many salts dissolve in water and separate into charged ions.
- An acid reacting with a base can produce a salt.
- Calcium carbonate is the salt that makes up most limestone.
Forms
salt · salts
Similar words
- compound
- Broader term covering substances with either ionic or covalent bonds.