any of various mineral salts, such as magnesium sulphate or sodium sulphate, for use as a cathartic
2. short for smelling salts
3. like a dose of salts
Examples of 'salts' in a sentence
salts
He remembers an elderly nurse waving under his nose what he presumed were smelling salts and his initial instinct to push her away.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Only six favourites won at the meeting but there were so many coups that we were reduced to needing smelling salts by the end of the week!
The Sun (2012)
For extra effect, if you have time, have a second salts bath before the party itself.
The Sun (2008)
He says: 'At the hospital they did tests like slamming a book to make noise and using smelling salts.
The Sun (2014)
All related terms of 'salts'
salt
Salt is a strong-tasting substance, in the form of white powder or crystals , which is used to improve the flavour of food or to preserve it. Salt occurs naturally in sea water.
saut
a white powder or colourless crystalline solid , consisting mainly of sodium chloride and used for seasoning and preserving food
common salt
common table salt; a soluble colourless crystalline compound occurring naturally as halite and in sea water: widely used as a seasoning and preservative for food and in the manufacture of chemicals, glass, and soap . Formula: NaCl
sodium chloride
common table salt; a soluble colourless crystalline compound occurring naturally as halite and in sea water: widely used as a seasoning and preservative for food and in the manufacture of chemicals, glass, and soap . Formula: NaCl
bath salts
soluble scented salts for use in a bath
Epsom salts
Epsom salts is a kind of white powder which you can mix with water and drink as a medicine to help you empty your bowels .
fruit salts
salts of citric acid, used to relieve bloating and neutralize stomach acidity . Also used in cooking.
liver salts
a preparation of mineral salts used to treat indigestion
health salts
magnesium sulphate or similar salts taken as a mild laxative
smelling salts
A bottle of smelling salts contains a chemical with a strong smell which is used to help someone recover after they have fainted.
acid salt
a salt formed by partial replacement of the acidic hydrogen atoms of the parent acid
dry-salt
to preserve (food) by salting and removing moisture
rock salt
Rock salt is salt that is formed in the ground. It is obtained by mining .
salt away
If someone salts away sums of money, they save the money for the future , often illegally.
salt out
to cause (a dissolved substance) to come out of solution by adding an electrolyte
sea salt
salt obtained by evaporation of sea water
Attic salt
refined incisive wit
onium compound
type of chemical salt
table salt
salt that is used at table rather than for cooking
celery salt
a seasoning made of salt and ground celery seed
complex salt
a salt that contains one or more complex ions
cooking salt
a type of salt used in cooking
double salt
a solid solution of two simple salts formed by crystallizing a solution of the two salts
garlic salt
a blend of ground, dried garlic and salt, used as a seasoning
Glauber's salt
the crystalline decahydrate of sodium sulphate
kitchen salt
coarse salt that is used in cooking but not at the table
kosher salt
a coarse flaky salt that contains no additives , used in cooking and in preparing kosher meals
oxonium compound
type of salt derived from an organic ether
like a dose of salts
very quickly indeed
diazonium salt
any of a class of compounds with the general formula ArN:N – M + , where Ar is an aryl group and M is a metal atom ; made by the action of nitrous acid on aromatic amines and used in dyeing
Rochelle salt
a white crystalline double salt , sodium potassium tartrate , used in Seidlitz powder . Formula : KNaC 4 H 4 O 6 .4H 2 O
sulfonium compound
any one of a class of salts derived by the addition of a proton to the sulphur atom of a thiol or thio-ether thus producing a positive ion ( sulphonium ion )
sulfonium salt
any one of a class of salts derived by the addition of a proton to the sulphur atom of a thiol or thio-ether thus producing a positive ion ( sulphonium ion )
sulphonium compound
any one of a class of salts derived by the addition of a proton to the sulphur atom of a thiol or thio-ether thus producing a positive ion ( sulphonium ion )
volatile salt
a solution of ammonium carbonate in alcohol and aqueous ammonia , often containing aromatic oils, used as smelling salts
microcosmic salt
a white soluble solid obtained from human urine ; ammonium sodium hydrogen phosphate . It is used as a flux in bead tests on metal oxides
spirits of salt
a solution of hydrochloric acid in water
coarse-grain salt
salt with a much larger grain size than table salt
halite
a colourless or white mineral sometimes tinted by impurities , found in beds as an evaporite . It is used to produce common salt and chlorine . Composition : sodium chloride . Formula: NaCl. Crystal structure: cubic
lick
When people or animals lick something, they move their tongue across its surface.