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Salt Definition
Chemistry Glossary Definition of Salt
By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com Guide
Table salt is sodium chloride, shown here.
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Definition: sometimes 'salt' simply refers to table salt, which is sodium chloride. Usually the term is applied to an ionic compound produced by reacting an acid with a base.
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