sal

¹ American

[sal] / sæl /

noun

Chiefly Pharmacology.

salt.

Sal ² American

[sal] / sæl /

noun

a male given name, form of Salvatore.

sal British

/ sæl /

noun

a pharmacological term for salt

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Etymology

Origin of sal

< Latin sāl; salt ¹

Example Sentences

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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

Blessit be myld men: for thai sal weld the erde.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2023

Saltpetre – sometimes called sal prunella – has been used in some recipes for salted meats since ancient times.

From The Guardian • Mar. 1, 2018

He performed the triple flip, quad sal triple toe, triple Salchow, triple axel, and double toe loop flawlessly.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2018

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

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