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101Salt-water tailor — Salt Salt, a. [Compar. {Salter}; superl. {Saltest}.] [AS. sealt, salt. See {Salt}, n.] 1. Of or relating to salt; abounding in, or containing, salt; prepared or preserved with, or tasting of, salt; salted; as, salt beef; salt water. Salt tears.… …
102Salt Island, Anglesey — Salt Island ( Ynys Halen in Welsh) is an island joined to Holy Island, itself an island joined to Anglesey in North Wales. It is a natural provider of shelter for the towns Old Harbour from the Irish Sea.HistoryThe island gained it name by a… …
103Salt tectonics — is concerned with the geometries and processes associated with the presence of significant thicknesses of rock salt within a sequence of rocks. This is due both to the low density of salt, which does not increase with burial, and its low strength …
104salt lick — ☆ salt lick n. 1. an exposed natural deposit of mineral rock salt which animals come to lick 2. a block of rock salt placed in a pasture for cattle, etc. to lick …
105Rock — Rock(s) may refer to: * Rock (geology), a mineral substance * Rock music, a form of popular musicPlaces* Rock, Cornwall, a village in Kernow (Cornwall) * Rock, Worcestershire, a village in Worcestershire, UK * Rock, Kansas, an unincorporated… …
106salt-mine — saltˈ mine noun A mine of rock salt • • • Main Entry: ↑salt …
107salt — salt1 saltlike, adj. /sawlt/, n. 1. a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc. 2. table salt mixed with a particular herb or… …
108SALT — /sawlt/, n. See Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. * * * I Chemical compound formed when the hydrogen of an acid is replaced by a metal or its equivalent, such as ammonium (NH4). Typically, an acid and a base react to form a salt and water. Most… …
109salt dome — Geol. a domelike rock structure that is formed beneath the earth s surface by the upward movement of a mass of salt, may reach thousands of feet in vertical extent, and is more or less circular in plan: often associated with oil and gas pools. Cf …
110Salt — This article is about common table salt. For other uses, see Salt (disambiguation). Table salt (NaCl) crystal …
