Meaning & use
Salt
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A crystalline mineral, chiefly sodium chloride, used to season and preserve food.
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She added a pinch of salt to bring out the soup's flavor.
Ancient trade routes carried salt across continents because it was so highly valued.
A note on using this word
Salt was so valuable in the ancient world that Roman soldiers were sometimes partly paid in it, giving us the word 'salary.'
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A chemical compound formed from the reaction of an acid with a base.
Table salt is just one example of the many salts studied in chemistry.
3. noun
An experienced sailor.
The old salt told stories of storms he'd weathered decades ago.
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