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common salt

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common salt
n.
1. See salt.
2. Sodium chloride.
common salt
See salt.
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Noun1.common salt - a white crystalline solid consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl)
sodium chloride
binary compound - chemical compound composed of only two elements
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)
halite, rock salt - naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride
brine, saltwater, seawater - water containing salts; "the water in the ocean is all saltwater"
2.common saltcommon salt - white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
table salt, salt
flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasoner - something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
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The idea is to store volatile or otherwise unstable molecules within, say, an alkali halide such as common salt, says Josef Michl, now at the University of Texas at Austin.
Salting away guest molecules by Peterson, Ivars / Science News
In common salt, for instance, sodium and chloride ions sit at the corners of a cube, and these cubes stack neatly to fill out each salt crystal.
The fivefold way for crystals by Peterson, Ivars / Science News
The American Soda research facility had to prove that low-cost solution mining methods, similar to those used to recover sulfur and common salt, were practical for the recovery of nahcolite," reported Mike Huffman, American Soda Senior Systems Engineer.
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