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COMMON SALT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
White crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
Synonyms:
common salt; salt; table salt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("common salt" is a kind of...):
flavorer; flavoring; flavourer; flavouring; seasoner; seasoning (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A white crystalline solid consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl)
Synonyms:
common salt; sodium chloride
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("common salt" is a kind of...):
binary compound (chemical compound composed of only two elements)
Meronyms (substance of "common salt"):
atomic number 17; chlorine; Cl (a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "common salt"):
halite; rock salt (naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride)
Holonyms ("common salt" is a substance of...):
brine; saltwater; seawater (water containing salts)
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