sal

[ sal ]

/ sæl /

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noun Chiefly Pharmacology.

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Origin of sal

<Latin sāl;see salt¹

Words nearby sal

Sakmann, Saktas, Sakti, Sakuntala, Sakyamuni, sal, sala, salaam, salaam convulsion, salable, salacious

Other definitions for sal (2 of 2)

Sal

[ sal ]

/ sæl /

noun

a male given name, form of Salvatore.

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How to use sal in a sentence

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

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|DAILY BEAST
The nurse brought her sal volatile, and washed the small cut above her eyebrow.
Marriage la mode|Mrs. Humphry Ward
I had fears that I might find you alone in a darkened room, with tear-stained eyes and sal-volatile by your side.
The Double Four|E. Phillips Oppenheim
Rub thoroughly with strong brine, or a solution of sal ammoniac dissolved in eight times its weight of water.
Domestic Animals|Richard L. Allen
In the meantime, we recommend careful reading, mingled with wise doses of sal-prunel and Locock's wafers.
Our Churches and Chapels|Atticus
Y a-t-il de plus sal, que la plupart des traits qui se trouvent dans la Thologie portative?
Baron d'Holbach|Max Pearson Cushing

British Dictionary definitions for sal

sal

/ (sæl) /

noun

a pharmacological term for salt (def. 3)

Word Origin for sal

Latin

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Medical definitions for sal

sal

[ săl ]

Salt.