saltlick

A knob-lick (q.v.); a place where salt is found on the surface of the earth, to which wild animals resort to lick it up; sometimes near Scribner's Magazine, Nov., 1878, p. 51. IMG:content-0913.png:[blocks in formation] Chem.: C2HKO4+H2O=CO.OK+H2O. Pota ic bin oxalate, or acid pota ic oxalate. Found in sorrel leaves, and easily prepared by dividing a saturated solution of oxalic acid in water into two equal portions, neutralizing one with pota ic carbonate, and adding the other. It crystallizes in colorle rhombic prisms, slightly soluble in cold, very soluble in boiling water. It is often used to remove ink stains from linen, paper, . Called also Salt of Lemons. salt of tartar, subst. [CARBONATE OF POTASSIUM.]