old salt
老盐,老盐巴,老盐碱地,老式盐
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Definitions
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- : a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- : table salt mixed with a particular herb or seasoning for which it is named: garlic salt; celery salt.
- : Chemistry. any of a class of compounds formed by the replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms of an acid with elements or groups, which are composed of anions and cations, and which usually ionize in solution; a product formed by the neutralization of an acid by a base.
- : salts, any of various salts used as purgatives, as Epsom salts.
- : an element that gives liveliness, piquancy, or pungency: Anecdotes are the salt of his narrative.
- : wit; pungency.
- : a small, usually open dish, as of silver or glass, used on the table for holding salt.
- : Informal. a sailor, especially an old or experienced one: He's an old salt who'll be happy to tell you about his years at sea.
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- : to season with salt.
- : to cure, preserve, or treat with salt.
- : to furnish with salt: to salt cattle.
- : to treat with common salt or with any chemical salt.
- : to spread salt, especially rock salt, on so as to melt snow or ice: The highway department salted the roads after the storm.
- : to introduce rich ore or other valuable matter fraudulently into to create a false impression of value.
- : to add interest or excitement to: a novel salted with witty dialogue.
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- : containing salt; having the taste of salt: salt water.
- : cured or preserved with salt: salt cod.
- : inundated by or growing in salt water: salt marsh.
- : producing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is not sweet, sour, or bitter.
- : pungent or sharp: salt speech.
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- : salt away, Also salt down .to preserve by adding quantities of salt to, as meat.Informal.to keep in reserve; store away; save: to salt away most of one's earnings.
- : salt out, to separate from a solution by the addition of a salt, especially common salt.
Phrases
- salt away
- salt of the earth, the
- back to the salt mines
- with a grain of salt
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Examples
Along with the expected water and salts, the geysers contain organic compounds.
The salts found on the surface are important in helping to maintain liquid water within an environment like Ceres.
He also learned how salt marshes can protect inland communities by buffering those waves.
For some tastes, such as salt, scientists can isolate the taste alone, dropping salty water right into the mouth.
The team also tested the device with artificial sweat that included water and salts.
Place the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt on parchment or wax paper.
Whisk in the half and half and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil and season liberally with salt.
Remove from heat and stir in the walnuts, rum, powdered sugar, and salt until fully incorporated.
Rub the loin with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.
The Afghan was true to his salt, and their own retainers, who had come with them from Lucknow, remained steadfast at this crisis.
Robert Fitzgerald received a patent in England for making salt water fresh.
The men arrived in very bad condition, and many of them blinded with the salt water which had dashed into their eyes.
He shall pour frost as salt upon the earth: and when it freezeth, it shall become like the tops of thistles.
How still it was, with only the voice of the sea whispering through the reeds that grew in the salt-water pools!