sal

¹ American  

[sal] / sæl /

noun

Chiefly Pharmacology.

1. salt.

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Sal ² American  

[sal] / sæl /

noun

1. a male given name, form of Salvatore.

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sal British  

/ sæl /

noun

1. a pharmacological term for salt

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Etymology

Origin of sal

< Latin sāl; salt ¹

Example Sentences

“We had one obvious big mistake — I fell on the sal — so that’s something we’re not happy about, but the rest we can be pretty proud of.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2023

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

Then I remembered—it was the sack of bas- sal shavings I had bought to use for my sympathy lamp.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss