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Webster 1913 Edition


Sal


Sal

(sa̤l)
,
Noun.
[Hind.
sāl
, Skr.
çāla
.]
(Bot.)
An East Indian timber tree (
Shorea robusta
), much used for building purposes. It is of a light brown color, close-grained, heavy, and durable.
[Written also
saul
.]

Sal

(săl)
,
Noun.
[L. See
Salt
.]
(Chem. & Pharm.)
Salt.
Sal absinthii
[NL.]
(Old Chem.)
,
an impure potassium carbonate obtained from the ashes of wormwood (
Artemisia Absinthium
).
Sal acetosellae
[NL.]
(Old Chem.)
,
salt of sorrel.
Sal alembroth
.
(Old Chem.)
See
Alembroth
.
Sal ammoniac
(Chem.)
,
ammonium chloride,
NH4Cl
, a white crystalline volatile substance having a sharp salty taste, obtained from gas works, from nitrogenous matter, etc. It is largely employed as a source of ammonia, as a reagent, and as an expectorant in bronchitis. So called because originally made from the soot from camel’s dung at the temple of Jupiter
Ammon
in Africa. Called also
muriate of ammonia
.
Sal catharticus
[NL.]
(Old Med. Chem.)
,
Epsom salts.
Sal culinarius
[L.]
(Old Chem.)
,
common salt, or sodium chloride.
Sal Cyrenaicus
.
[NL.]
(Old Chem.)
See
Sal ammoniac
above.
Sal de duobus
,
Sal duplicatum
[NL.]
(Old Chem.)
,
potassium sulphate; – so called because erroneously supposed to be composed of two salts, one acid and one alkaline.
Sal diureticus
[NL.]
(Old Med. Chem.)
,
potassium acetate.
Sal enixum
[NL.]
(Old Chem.)
,
acid potassium sulphate.
Sal gemmae
[NL.]
(Old Min.)
,
common salt occuring native.
Sal Jovis
[NL.]
(Old Chem.)
,
salt tin, or stannic chloride; – the alchemical name of tin being
Jove
.
Sal Martis
[NL.]
(Old Chem.)
,
green vitriol, or ferrous sulphate; – the alchemical name of iron being
Mars
.
Sal microcosmicum
[NL.]
(Old Chem.)
See
Microcosmic salt
, under
Microcosmic
.
Sal plumbi
[NL.]
(Old Chem.)
,
sugar of lead.
Sal prunella
.
(Old Chem.)
See
Prunella salt
, under 1st
Prunella
.
Sal Saturni
[NL.]
(Old Chem.)
,
sugar of lead, or lead acetate; – the alchemical name of lead being
Saturn
.
Sal sedativus
[NL.]
(Old Chem.)
,
sedative salt, or boric acid.
Sal Seignette
[F.
seignette
,
sel de seignette
]
(Chem.)
,
Rochelle salt.
Sal soda
(Chem.)
,
sodium carbonate. See under
Sodium
.
Sal vitrioli
[NL.]
(Old Chem.)
,
white vitriol; zinc sulphate.
Sal volatile
.
[NL.]
(a)
(Chem.)
See
Sal ammoniac
, above.
(b)
Spirits of ammonia.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sal

SAL

,
Noun.
[See Salt.] Salt; a word much used in chimistry and pharmacy.

Definition 2024


sâl

sâl

Friulian

Noun

sâl m (plural sâls)

  1. salt

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