SUPERSALT

Etymology

Noun

supersalt (plural supersalts)

(chemistry, obsolete) A salt with an excess of acid, such as supertartrate of potash.

Anagrams

• aplustres, pertussal

Source: Wiktionary


Su`per*salt", n. (Chem.)

Definition: An acid salt. See Acid salt (a), under Salt, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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17 January 2025

OBSERVE

(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”


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