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salts

/sɔːlts/ /sælts/

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noun

A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative.

Examples :

"The chef sprinkled salts onto the steak to enhance its flavor. "

substance food chemistry material

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noun

One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.

Examples :

"The baking soda reacted with the vinegar, creating bubbles and leaving behind salts in the solution. "

chemistry compound substance

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noun

A salt marsh, a saline marsh at the shore of a sea.

Examples :

"Birds often nest in the salts along the coast, finding protection among the tall grasses. "

environment geography nature

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A sailor (also old salt).

Examples :

"The old salts at the harbor swap stories about their adventures at sea. "

nautical sailing person

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Randomly chosen bytes added to a plaintext message prior to encrypting or hashing it, in order to render brute-force decryption more difficult.

Examples :

"The software developer added salts to the student passwords before hashing them, making it much harder for hackers to guess the passwords even if they stole the database. "

computing technology internet

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noun

A person who seeks employment at a company in order to (once employed by it) help unionize it.

Examples :

"The company suspected that several new hires were actually salts sent by the union to organize the factory workers. "

politics business job organization work economy government industry society person

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noun

Flavour; taste; seasoning.

Examples :

"The chef added various salts to the soup to enhance its flavor. "

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Piquancy; wit; sense.

Examples :

"Attic salt"

character mind quality style

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noun

A dish for salt at table; a salt cellar.

Examples :

"She filled the salts with sea salt before setting the table for dinner. "

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Skepticism and common sense.

Examples :

"My grandfather, with his years of hard work and practical experience, always approached new business ideas with a healthy dose of salts. "

mind philosophy attitude character

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Indignation; outrage; arguing.

Examples :

"The proposal to cut employee benefits was met with salts and heated debate. "

attitude emotion character

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verb

To add salt to.

Examples :

"to salt fish, beef, or pork; to salt the city streets in the winter"

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verb

To deposit salt as a saline solution.

Examples :

"The brine begins to salt."

chemistry geology substance material environment

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To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber.

Examples :

"The shipwright salts the newly laid timbers of the hull, ensuring the wood will resist rot and last for many years at sea. "

nautical technical sailing material building industry

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verb

To insert or inject something into an object to give it properties it would not naturally have.

Examples :

"To preserve the cucumber, the farmer salts the brine with extra sodium chloride, giving it the preserving properties needed to keep it fresh. "

technical technology process science

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To include colorful language in.

Examples :

"He often salts his stories with a bit of playful swearing to make them more interesting. "

language communication

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To add filler bytes before encrypting, in order to make brute-force decryption more resource-intensive.

Examples :

"The security software salts the password before encrypting it to make it harder for hackers to crack. "

computing technology internet technical