saltness (noun)

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• saltness — salt ► NOUN 1) (also common salt) sodium chloride, a white crystalline substance which gives seawater its characteristic taste and is used for seasoning or preserving food. 2) Chemistry any compound formed by the reaction of an acid with a base,… …   English terms dictionary

• saltness — noun ( es) Etymology: Middle English saltnesse, from Old English sealtnes, from sealt salt + nes ness more at salt : the quality or state of being salt or salty: as a …   Useful english dictionary

• saltness — noun see salt III …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• saltness — noun The state or quality of being salt …   Wiktionary

• salt — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sealt; akin to Old High German salz salt, Lithuanian saldus sweet, Latin sal salt, Greek hals salt, sea Date: before 12th century 1. a. a crystalline compound NaCl that consists of sodium… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• salt — [sɔ:lt, sɒlt] noun 1》 (also common salt) sodium chloride, a white crystalline substance which gives seawater its characteristic taste and is used for seasoning or preserving food.     ↘literary something which adds freshness or piquancy. 2》… …   English new terms dictionary

• salt — /sɒlt / (say solt), /sɔlt / (say sawlt) noun 1. a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of sea water, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc. 2. Chemistry a compound which upon… …  

• salt — ► NOUN 1) (also common salt) sodium chloride, a white crystalline substance which gives seawater its characteristic taste and is used for seasoning or preserving food. 2) Chemistry any compound formed by the reaction of an acid with a base, with… …   English terms dictionary

• saltless — salt ► NOUN 1) (also common salt) sodium chloride, a white crystalline substance which gives seawater its characteristic taste and is used for seasoning or preserving food. 2) Chemistry any compound formed by the reaction of an acid with a base,… …   English terms dictionary

• silt — ► NOUN ▪ fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment. ► VERB ▪ fill or block with silt. DERIVATIVES siltation noun silty adjective. ORIGIN probably originally denoting a salty deposit; related to… …   English terms dictionary

• siltation — silt ► NOUN ▪ fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment. ► VERB ▪ fill or block with silt. DERIVATIVES siltation noun silty adjective. ORIGIN probably originally denoting a salty deposit; related to… …   English terms dictionary