Sal
Sal (sal) , noun
[Hind. sāl, Sanskrit cāla.]
(Botany) An East Indian timber tree (Shorea robusta), much used for building purposes. It is of a light brown color, close-grained, heavy, and durable.
Sal (sal) , noun
[L. See Salt.]
(Chemistry & Pharmacy) Salt.
Collocations (22)
Sal absinthii (Old Chemistry) , an impure potassium carbonate obtained from the ashes of wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium).
Sal acetosellae (Old Chemistry) , salt of sorrel.
Sal ammoniac (Chemistry) , 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 So called because originally made from the soot from camel's dung at the temple of Jupiter Ammon in Africa.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 (Old Medicine Chemistry) , Epsom salts.
Sal culinarius (Old Chemistry) , common salt, or sodium chloride.
Sal Cyrenaicus (Old Chemistry) , See Sal ammoniac above.
Sal de duobus or Sal duplicatum (Old Chemistry) , potassium sulphate; -- so called because erroneously supposed to be composed of two salts, one acid and one alkaline.
Sal diureticus (Old Medicine Chemistry) , potassium acetate.
Sal enixum (Old Chemistry) , acid potassium sulphate.
Sal gemmae (Old Mineralogy) , common salt occuring native.
Sal Jovis (Old Chemistry) , salt tin, or stannic chloride; -- the alchemical name of tin being Jove.
Sal Martis (Old Chemistry) , green vitriol, or ferrous sulphate; -- the alchemical name of iron being Mars.
Sal plumbi (Old Chemistry) , sugar of lead.
Sal Saturni (Old Chemistry) , sugar of lead, or lead acetate; -- the alchemical name of lead being Saturn.
Sal sedativus (Old Chemistry) , sedative salt, or boric acid.
Sal Seignette (Chemistry) , Rochelle salt.
Sal vitrioli (Old Chemistry) , white vitriol; zinc sulphate.
Sal volatile (Chemistry) , (a) (Chem.) See Sal ammoniac, above. (b) Spirits of ammonia.