sal

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noun Chiefly Pharmacology.

salt¹.

Origin of sal

< Latin sāl; see salt¹

Sal

[sal]

noun

a male given name, form of Salvatore.

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Examples from the Web for sal

Contemporary Examples

Sal Henderson, for instance, tells us that football is the only thing that makes his life better.
Two New Films Preach Our Nation’s Corrosive Gridiron Gospel
Steve Almond
September 20, 2014
A coach finally revives him, but Sal remembers nothing of the play.
Two New Films Preach Our Nation’s Corrosive Gridiron Gospel
Steve Almond
September 20, 2014
For two decades Sue Sally (“Sal”) Hale disguised herself as a man so that she could play in matches with men around the country.
Breaking Polo's Grass Ceiling
Keli Goff
August 20, 2014
It held aspirin, Sal Hepatica, cigarette papers and a Mason jar full of tobacco.
Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis
Stanley Booth
June 7, 2014
Bar., the Faulkner adaptation As I Lay Dying, and the Sal Mineo biopic Sal, which was released on Nov. 1.
James Franco On ‘Sal,’ Banksy, His Gay Fascination, and That Faulkner Cover
Marlow Stern
November 4, 2013

Historical Examples

And there was Sal's mother in the background, and then came Dinney and Hunkie.
Gloria and Treeless Street
Annie Hamilton Donnell
A tincture for the gums may be made of three ounces of the tincture of bark, and half an ounce of sal ammoniac, mixed together.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,
Mary Eaton
W—k may stand for Wyck, and S—l for Sal, for that is the barmaid's name.
Australia Revenged
Boomerang
"That girl's name is Sal, she's in it," she added, in a lower voice.
Australia Revenged
Boomerang
Happily then for Diamond, old Sal had gone out to get some gin.
At the Back of the North Wind
George MacDonald

British Dictionary definitions for sal

sal

noun

a pharmacological term for salt (def. 3)

Word Origin

Latin

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Word Origin and History for sal

n.

chemical name for salt, late 14c., from Old French sal, from Latin sal (genitive salis) "salt" (see salt (n.)). For sal ammoniac "ammonium chloride" (early 14c.), see ammonia.

sal in Medicine

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(săl)

Salt.

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Examples from the Web for sal

Contemporary Examples

Sal Henderson, for instance, tells us that football is the only thing that makes his life better.

A coach finally revives him, but Sal remembers nothing of the play.

For two decades Sue Sally (“Sal”) Hale disguised herself as a man so that she could play in matches with men around the country.

It held aspirin, Sal Hepatica, cigarette papers and a Mason jar full of tobacco.

Bar., the Faulkner adaptation As I Lay Dying, and the Sal Mineo biopic Sal, which was released on Nov. 1.

Historical Examples

And there was Sal's mother in the background, and then came Dinney and Hunkie.

A tincture for the gums may be made of three ounces of the tincture of bark, and half an ounce of sal ammoniac, mixed together.

W—k may stand for Wyck, and S—l for Sal, for that is the barmaid's name.

"That girl's name is Sal, she's in it," she added, in a lower voice.

Happily then for Diamond, old Sal had gone out to get some gin.

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Word Origin

Word Origin and History for sal

n.

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Origin of sal