salts
Britishplural noun
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med any of various mineral salts, such as magnesium sulphate or sodium sulphate, for use as a cathartic
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short for smelling salts
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informal very fast
Example Sentences
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Fresh water was continuously extracted while salts were directed toward the passive regions, where they could later be collected without reducing performance.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
The new process instead recovers nearly all dissolved salts in solid form.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
Using water from Utah's Great Salt Lake, the team successfully recovered about 50 percent of the lithium contained in the salts remaining after desalination.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
"I make sure to drink large amounts of water and beverages rich in salts and minerals, because we sweat constantly and are always on the move," said Imad Ahmed, visiting from Britain.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Before bathing he would perfume the pool with the salts that he carried in three alabaster flacons.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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