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Definition: Sal
Sal
\Sal\ (s[add]l), n. [Hind. s[=a]l, Skr. [,c][=a]la.] (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.]
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Sal
\Sal\ (s[a^]l), n. [L. See
Salt.] (Chem. & Pharm.)
Salt.
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Sal absinthii [NL.] (Old Chem.), an impure potassium
carbonate obtained from the ashes of wormwood (
Artemisia Absinthium
).
Sal acetosell[ae] [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originally made from the soot from camel's dung at the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 gemm[ae] [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.
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