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table salt

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Comparison of table salt (left) with kitchen salt (right).

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Noun

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table salt (usually uncountable, plural table salts)

  1. Sodium chloride or a mineral product chiefly composed of it: the salt most commonly used to season food at table.
    Coordinate terms: kitchen salt, rock salt, sea salt (sometimes coinstantial), road salt
    Near-synonyms: common salt, salt (broad sense), NaCl, kosher salt

Usage notes

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  • Usually used to distinguish from other compounds called salts by chemists.
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