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Webster 1913 Edition
Sal
‖
Sal
(sa̤l)
, Noun.
[Hind.
sāl
, Skr. çāla
.] (Bot.)
An East Indian timber tree (
Shorea robusta
), much used for building purposes. It is of a light brown color, close-grained, heavy, and durable. [Written also
saul
.] Sal
(săl)
, Noun.
[L. See
Salt
.] (Chem. & Pharm.)
Salt.
Sal absinthii
[NL.]
(Old Chem.)
, an impure potassium carbonate obtained from the ashes of wormwood (
– Artemisia Absinthium
). Sal acetosellae
[NL.]
(Old Chem.)
, salt of sorrel.
– Sal alembroth
. (Old Chem.)
See
– Alembroth
. Sal ammoniac
(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 So called because originally made from the soot from camel’s dung at the temple of Jupiter Ammon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
. Sal catharticus
[NL.]
(Old Med. Chem.)
, Epsom salts.
– Sal culinarius
[L.]
(Old Chem.)
, common salt, or sodium chloride.
– Sal Cyrenaicus
. [NL.]
(Old Chem.)
See
– Sal ammoniac
above. 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.
– Sal diureticus
[NL.]
(Old Med. Chem.)
, potassium acetate.
– Sal enixum
[NL.]
(Old Chem.)
, acid potassium sulphate.
– Sal gemmae
[NL.]
(Old Min.)
, common salt occuring native.
– Sal Jovis
[NL.]
(Old Chem.)
, salt tin, or stannic chloride; – the alchemical name of tin being
– Jove
. Sal Martis
[NL.]
(Old Chem.)
, green vitriol, or ferrous sulphate; – the alchemical name of iron being
– Mars
. Sal microcosmicum
[NL.]
(Old Chem.)
See
– Microcosmic salt
, under Microcosmic
. Sal plumbi
[NL.]
(Old Chem.)
, sugar of lead.
– Sal prunella
. (Old Chem.)
See
– Prunella salt
, under 1st Prunella
. Sal Saturni
[NL.]
(Old Chem.)
, sugar of lead, or lead acetate; – the alchemical name of lead being
– Saturn
. Sal sedativus
[NL.]
(Old Chem.)
, sedative salt, or boric acid.
– Sal Seignette
[F.
seignette
, sel de seignette
] (Chem.)
, Rochelle salt.
– Sal soda
(Chem.)
, sodium carbonate. See under
– Sodium
. Sal vitrioli
[NL.]
(Old Chem.)
, white vitriol; zinc sulphate.
– Sal volatile
. [NL.]
(a)
(Chem.)
See
Sal ammoniac
, above. (b)
Spirits of ammonia.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sal
SAL
,Noun.
Definition 2025
śal
śal
Emilian
Alternative forms
- żâl (Bolognese)
- zàl (Modenese)
- śâl (Carpigiano)
Adjective
śal m (masculine plural śai, feminine śala, feminine plural śali) (Mirandolese)
- yellow
- (of a story) involving crimes and detective work
- mistēr śal ― crime mystery
- cont śal ― whodunit tales
Noun
śal m (plural śai)
- the colour yellow
- amber, yellow (traffic signals)
- mystery, police case
- detective fiction, detective novel, detective story; crime fiction; whodunit; pulp fiction
Related terms
- śaldèn (Mirandolese)
- śaldèin (Carpigiano)
