common salt
Basic food seasoning
Common salt is sodium chloride, the chemical compound used universally to season and preserve food.
The term distinguishes ordinary table salt from other chemical salts: Common salt is just one of many salts known to chemistry.
In everyday contexts, people simply say salt.
- haliteCrystalline sodium chloride ore
- seasoningSubstance improving food taste
- mineralNaturally formed crystalline solid
- sodium chlorideNaCl compound
- brineWater saturated with sodium
fine · NaCl · white · preservation · taste · electrolyte · ionic bond · iodized · seawater · curing · rock · sweat · granules · tears · chlor-alkali process · flavor · savory · cure
culinary seasoning type
common saltspice
Plant-derived food flavoring
herbs · pepper · aromatic spices · cinnamon · turmeric
taste quality
common saltsugar
Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener
sweetener · honey · sweet · maple syrup · saccharine
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