salt

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UK /sɔːlt/US /sɔːlt/

Meaning

noun

a white substance that is added to food to make it taste better or to preserve it. Salt is obtained from mines and is also found in seawater. It is sometimes called common salt to show that it is different from other chemical salts. Its chemical name is sodium chloride.

“Pass the salt, please.”

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