sal : Idioms & Phrases

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Sal absinthii

  • NL. (Old Chem.), an impure potassium carbonate obtained from the ashes of wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium).
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Sal acetosellæ

  • NL. (Old Chem.), salt of sorrel.
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Sal alembroth

  • . (Old Chem.) See Alembroth.
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Sal ammoniac

  • noun a white salt used in dry cells
    ammonium chloride.
WordNet
  • (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 So called because originally made from the soot from camel's dung at the temple of Jupiter Ammon in Africa.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.
  • L. sal ammoniacus, the salt usually called chloride of ammonium, and formerly muriate of ammonia.
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Sal catharticus

  • NL. (Old Med. Chem.), Epsom salts.
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Sal culinarius

  • L. (Old Chem.), common salt, or sodium chloride.
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Sal Cyrenaicus

  • . NL. (Old Chem.) See Sal ammoniac above.
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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.
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Sal diureticus

  • NL. (Old Med. Chem.), potassium acetate.
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Sal enixum

  • NL. (Old Chem.), acid potassium sulphate.
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Sal gemmæ

  • NL. (Old Min.), common salt occuring native.
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Sal Jovis

  • NL. (Old Chem.), salt tin, or stannic chloride; the alchemical name of tin being Jove.
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Sal Martis

  • NL. (Old Chem.), green vitriol, or ferrous sulphate; the alchemical name of iron being. Mars.
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Sal microcosmicum

  • NL. (Old Chem.) See Microcosmic salt, under Microcosmic.
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Sal plumbi

  • NL. (Old Chem.), sugar of lead.
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Sal prunella

  • . (Old Chem.) See Prunella salt, under 1st Prunella.
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Sal Saturni

  • NL. (Old Chem.), sugar of lead, or lead acetate; the alchemical name of lead being Saturn.
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Sal sedativus

  • NL. (Old Chem.), sedative salt, or boric acid.
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Sal Seignette

  • F. seignette, sel de seignette (Chem.), Rochelle salt.
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Sal soda

  • noun a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
    sodium carbonate; washing soda; soda ash; soda.
WordNet
  • (Chem.), sodium carbonate. See under Sodium.
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Sal vitrioli

  • NL. (Old Chem.), white vitriol; zinc sulphate.
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Sal volatile

  • noun a solution of ammonium carbonate in ammonia water and alcohol
    spirits of ammonia.
WordNet
  • . NL. (a) (Chem.) See Sal ammoniac, above. (b) Spirits of ammonia.
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