sal

¹ American

[sal] / sæl /

noun

Chiefly Pharmacology.

salt.

Sal ² American

[sal] / sæl /

noun

a male given name, form of Salvatore.

sal British

/ sæl /

noun

a pharmacological term for salt

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Etymology

Origin of sal

< Latin sāl; salt ¹

Example Sentences

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Blessit be myld men: for thai sal weld the erde.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2023

Professor sal johnston, the vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty, will serve as interim president after Oubré’s June 30 departure, Williams said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2023

Villagers like Mr. Karki planted seedlings of rosewood and sal on barren hills.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2022

Con frecuencia recogían mangos y aguacates para la comida o comían tortillas con sal.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2018

I have not read them, I am too weak, I suffered Fits of Shaking & he & the Smith Father delivered me back to my Chamber & there administered sal volatile.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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