salts

/ sɔːlts /

plural noun

1. med any of various mineral salts, such as magnesium sulphate or sodium sulphate, for use as a cathartic

2. short for smelling salts

3. informal,  very fast

Example Sentences

They then soak this “blank” structure in metal salts, which are chemically converted into tiny metal-containing nanoparticles that spread throughout the gel.

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Salt the water, and the water salts the vegetable.

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And plenty of themed merchandise — ranging from the typical stickers, hats and mugs to ultra-specific items like bath salts with branding from Lorelai’s inn — was available for purchase.

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She lost more than 40% of her original body weight and was twice admitted to hospital in London during the strike, which saw her consume only tea, coffee and rehydration salts.

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Sometimes it’s Harris offering Scott smelling salts — a practice Dicker, who is naturally amped, skips.

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