sal
noun
salt.
sal
1 American
[sal]
/ sæl /
noun
Chiefly Pharmacology.
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sals
plural
Sal
2
American
[sal]
/ sæl /
noun
sal
British
/ sæl /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of sal
< Latin sāl; see salt 1
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“We had one obvious big mistake — I fell on the sal — so that’s something we’re not happy about, but the rest we can be pretty proud of.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
Ye salbe blessit quhen men sal curse you, and sal persew you, and sal say al euil aganis you leand, for me.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2023
Professor sal johnston, the vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty, will serve as interim president after Oubré’s June 30 departure, Williams said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2023
These early routes were created gradually, bit by bit, to move supplies between settlements – the most important of which was sal, salt, produced in salt pans on both coasts from both oceans.
From The Guardian ● May 4, 2020
I have not read them, I am too weak, I suffered Fits of Shaking & he & the Smith Father delivered me back to my Chamber & there administered sal volatile.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Commissioners unanimously approved the Point Sal designation, highlighting the opportunity to support tribes even as some acknowledged it would affect fishermen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
“We think one more will do the trick,” said Sal Guatieri, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
These formations are widespread across Utah's Wasatch and Uinta ranges and can also be found on the Colorado Plateau in the La Sal Mountains near Moab.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Where Sal, the restaurant, is colorful and eclectic, JNcQUOI Beach Club is outfitted in a sleek palette of navy, natural wood and cream.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
I almost tell him yeah, but it hits me: it takes about ten minutes to get to Sal and Mookie’s, then you gotta wait for the pizza.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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