Common salt

/kˈɒmən sˈɒlt/

/kˈɑːmən sˈɑːlt/

[noun]

Common salt

[NOUN]

white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food

synonyms : salt

table salt

a white crystalline solid consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl)

synonyms : sodium chloride

Examples

1. And while sodium chloride, what we call salt when not doing chemistry, is the most common salt, there are also tons of other things dissolved in the ocean, including quite a lot of gold.

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