table salt

noun

: salt suitable for use at the table and in cooking

Examples of table salt in a Sentence

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This was intended to be a narrow loophole, an exception for things that truly have general recognition of safety: things like spices or vinegar or flour or table salt. Jonquilyn Hill, Vox, 5 Nov. 2024 Lightly sprinkle table salt on to the skin of the fish. Rebekah Evans, theweek, 19 Sep. 2024 At the time Monsanto advertised that Roundup was as safe as table salt. Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2024 Sitting behind his desk and pouring table salt on the rim of a beer can, Jones told me if Rams owner Stan Kroenke couldn’t work out a deal to stay in St. Louis — and such a deal was highly improbable — he was gone. Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 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 14 Nov. 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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