common salt
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of common salt
First recorded in 1670–80
Example Sentences
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De Quervain of Switzerland retold the well-known prophylactic use of iodine in common salt against goitre.
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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.
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Dr. Salk tested many, picked Medium No. 199, containing 62 carefully balanced ingredients, from common salt to penicillin, which Toronto's Dr. Raymond C. Parker had developed for culturing cancer cells.
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There is nothing like common salt for the common cold, says Dr. Harry Adler of Elmira, N.Y.
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None of the distinctive characteristics of sal-ammoniac are mentioned, and there is every reason to believe it was either common salt or soda.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
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