common salt
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of common salt
First recorded in 1670–80
Example Sentences
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Sodium and chloride are the two main charged components of common salt.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
There is nothing like common salt for the common cold, says Dr. Harry Adler of Elmira, N.Y.
From Time Magazine Archive
The panel on drugs used in dentistry found that mouthwashes are generally about as effective as a solution of common salt or even plain water.
From Time Magazine Archive
De Quervain of Switzerland retold the well-known prophylactic use of iodine in common salt against goitre.
From Time Magazine Archive
The marine acid is procured from common salt by the vitriolic acid, which unites with its base, the fossil alkali.
From Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry by Joseph Priestley
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