Meaning : A compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal).
Meaning : White crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food.
Synonyms : common salt, table salt
Meaning : Negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons.
Synonyms : strategic arms limitation talks
Meaning : Add salt to.
Meaning : Sprinkle as if with salt.
Example :
The rebels had salted the fields with mines and traps.
Meaning : Add zest or liveliness to.
Example :
She salts her lectures with jokes.
Meaning : Preserve with salt.
Example :
People used to salt meats on ships.