salt

/sɔlt/ n [C] (CHEMICAL) chemistry

Definition

› a chemical substance made with an acid › Salt is used to melt ice on roads and sidewalks in the winter.

(Definition of salt n (CHEMICAL) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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