Category:Sal

Sal (sall), n. Etym: [hind. s\'bel, skr. ç\'bela.] (bot.)

Defn: an east indian timber tree (shorea robusta), much used for Building purposes. It is of a light brown color, close-grained, and Durable. [written also saul.]

Sal Sal (sâl), n. Etym: [l. See salt.] (chem. & pharm.)

Defn: salt. Sal absinthii etym: [nl.] (old chem.), an impure Potassium carbonate obtained from the ashes of wormwood (artemisia Absinthium). -- sal acetosell\'91 etym: [nl.] (old chem.), salt of sorrel. -- sal alembroth. (old chem.) See alembroth. -- sal ammoniac (chem.), ammonium chloride, nh4cl, a white Crystalline volatile substance having a sharp salty taste, obtained From gas works, from nitrogenous matter, etc. It is largely employed As a source of ammonia, as a reagent, and as an expectorant in Bronchitis. So called because originally made from the soot from Camel's dung at the temple of jupiter ammon in africa. Called also Muriate of ammonia. -- sal catharticus etym: [nl.] (old med. Chem.), Epsom salts. -- sal culinarius etym: [l.] (old chem.), common salt, or sodium Chloride. -- sal cyrenaicus. Etym: [nl.] (old chem.) See sal ammoniac above. -- sal de duobus, sal duplicatum etym: [nl.] (old chem.), potassium Sulphate; -- so called because erroneously supposed to be composed of Two salts, one acid and one alkaline. -- sal diureticus etym: [nl.] (old med. Chem.), potassium acetate. -- sal enixum etym: [nl.] (old chem.), acid potassium sulphate. -- sal gemm\'91 etym: [nl.] (old min.), common salt occuring native. -- sal jovis etym: [nl.] (old chem.), salt tin, or stannic chloride; -- the alchemical name of tin being jove. -- sal martis etym: [nl.] (old chem.), green vitriol, or ferrous Sulphate; -- the alchemical name of iron being. Mars. -- sal microcosmicum etym: [nl.] (old chem.) See microcosmic salt, Under microcosmic. -- sal plumbi etym: [nl.] (old chem.), sugar of lead. -- sal prunella. (old chem.) See prunella salt, under 1st prunella. -- sal saturni etym: [nl.] (old chem.), sugar of lead, or lead Acetate; -- the alchemical name of lead being saturn. -- sal sedativus etym: [nl.] (old chem.), sedative salt, or boric Acid. -- sal seignette etym: [f. seignette, sel de seignette] (chem.), Rochelle salt. -- sal soda (chem.), sodium carbonate. See under sodium. -- sal vitrioli etym: [nl.] (old chem.), white vitriol; zinc Sulphate. -- sal volatile. Etym: [nl.] (a) (chem.) See sal ammoniac, above. (b) spirits of ammonia.