saltnoun
uk/sɒlt/us/sɑːlt/salt noun (FOOD)
A1 [ U ] a common white substance found in sea water and in the ground, used especially to add flavour to food or to preserve it:
salt and pepper
Can you pass the salt, please?
Add a pinch of (= small amount of) salt to the sauce.
More examples
- The sauce needs a little salt.
- Most snack foods are high in salt.
- People generally eat far too much salt in their diet.
- I very rarely add salt to food.
- You mustn't add salt to babies' food.
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Additives in food & drinks
- additive
- baking powder
- baking soda
- bicarb
- bicarbonate of soda
- colouring
- common salt
- cream of tartar
- creamer
- E number
- emulsifier
- food additive
- gelatine
- improver
- lecithin
- malt extract
- pectin
- rennet
- stabilizer
- thickener
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salt noun (CHEMICAL)
[ C ] specialized chemistry a chemical substance that is a combination of a metal or a base with an acid:
Potassium nitrate and potassium chloride are potassium salts.
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Chemistry: types of chemical
- acid salt
- alkali
- alkali metal
- alkyl
- alkyne
- anhydrous
- dioxide
- hydrate
- hydro-
- insoluble
- oxide
- petrochemical
- polymer
- stain
- stearic acid
- strong acid
- strong base
- universal indicator
- weak acid
- weak base
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Idiom(s)
add salt to sth
be the salt of the earth
take sth with a pinch of salt
saltadjective [ before noun ]
uk/sɒlt/us/sɑːlt/containing or preserved in salt:
salt water
salt cod/pork
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Various qualities of food
- citrus
- cordon bleu
- creamy
- crisp
- crispy
- crunchy
- diabetic
- fatty
- hoppy
- instant
- isotonic
- kosher
- lean
- mild
- store-bought
- sugar-coated
- sugar-free
- unbleached
- undercook
- unsliced
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saltverb [ T ]
uk/sɒlt/us/sɑːlt/to add salt to or put salt on something:
Don't forget to salt the potatoes.
When it's icy, the city salts the roads to thaw the ice.
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Preparing food
- butter
- can't boil an egg idiom
- caramelize
- carve
- clarified
- cube
- dice
- fold
- knead
- leaven
- liquidize
- malt
- marinade
- prep
- slow food
- spice
- stuffed
- sweeten
- thicken
- thin
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Phrasal verb(s)
salt sth away