salt

(saw it) [L. sal; Gr. ads]. 1. Sodium chlorid, or common salt. 2. Any compound of a base or radical and an acid; any compound of an acid some of whose replaceable hydrogen atoms have been substituted. acid s., any salt in which the combining power of the acid is not completely exhausted. Dakers’ 8., ammonium carbonate: sometimes used in leavening cakes. basic s., any salt with more than the normal proportion of the basic elements. bay-s., common salt derived from sea-water. bile 5., the salt of a bile acid. Carlsbad s., a mixture of sodium sulphate, pota ium sulphate, sodium chlorid, and sodium bicarbonate. common s., sodium chlorid, NaCl. Crab Orchard 8., a complex saline obtained by evaporating the water of a spring at Crab Orchard, Ky. diuretic s., pota ium acetate. double 8., any salt in which the hydrogen atoms of the acid have been replaced by two metals. Epsom 8., magnesium sulphate. Everitt’s s., iron and 844 SALVARSAN pota ium cyanid. s.-frog, Cohnheim's frog: a frog whose blood has been entirely removed from the ve els and replaced by a salt solution. Get- tysburg s., a salt compound obtained from the water of a lithic spring at Gettysburg, Pa. Glauber’s s., sodium sulphate. oid 8., any binary compound of a halogen—i. ¢., of chlorin, iodin, bromin, fluorin, or cyanogen. microcosmic 8. +» sodium and ammonium phosphate. Monsel’s s., iron sub sulphate: a brown highly styptic substance. neutral s., normal 8., any salt which is neither acid nor basic. pancreatic s., a mixture of the pancreatic ferments with common salt: used as a digestant. peptic 8., common salt mixed with pepsin: used as a digestant. Preston s., smelling s., aromatized ammonium carbonate: stimulant and restorative. 8.-rheum, chronic eczema. Rochelle 8., pota ium and sodium tartrate. s. solution. See solution.