table salt

noun

: salt suitable for use at the table and in cooking

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How To Fix Salty Soup, According To The Professionals Bottom Line Both table salt and sea salt share a similar makeup, containing roughly 40 percent sodium by weight. Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024 Typically, the whitest in color is used as table salt, the pink salt is for cooking and the red is used in rituals and blessings, but that could vary depending on the circumstance and the cultural or spiritual context. Deepa Bharath, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2024 However, the iodine content in table salt can sometimes give it a metallic taste. Johna Burdeos, Health, 17 Sep. 2024 More:First person charged with murder in Williamson County because of fentanyl overdose death Fentanyl, a synthetic drug, is so deadly that just 2 milligrams, equal to about 10 to 15 grains of table salt, is enough to kill somebody, according to the Texas Department of Health and Human Services. Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for table salt 

Word History

First Known Use

1670, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of table salt was in 1670

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“Table salt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/table%20salt. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

table salt

noun
: salt for use on food and in cooking

Medical Definition

table salt

noun
: salt and especially sodium chloride refined for use at the table and in cooking

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