Fig.: That which preserves from corruption or error; that
which purifies; a corrective; an antiseptic; also, an allowance or
deduction; as, his statements must be taken with a grain of salt.

Marshes flooded by the tide.

Hence, also, piquancy; wit; sense; as, Attic salt.

The neutral compound formed by the union of an acid and a
base; thus, sulphuric acid and iron form the salt sulphate of iron or
green vitriol.

A dish for salt at table; a saltcellar.

Hence, flavor; taste; savor; smack; seasoning.

Sulphate of magnesia having cathartic qualities; – originally
prepared by boiling down the mineral waters at Epsom, England, –
whence the name; afterwards prepared from sea water; but now from
certain minerals, as from siliceous hydrate of magnesia.

i. tuz. The soup needs more salt. (Çorbanın daha fazla tuza ihtiyacı var.)

The chloride of sodium, a substance used for seasoning food,
for the preservation of meat, etc. It is found native in the earth, and
is also produced, by evaporation and crystallization, from sea water
and other water impregnated with saline particles.

A sailor; – usually qualified by old.