[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

salt \salt\, n. as. sealt; akin to os.  ofries. salt, d. zout,
   g. salz, icel., sw.,  dan. salt, l. sal, gr. ?, russ. sole,
   ir.  gael. salann, w. halen, of unknown origin. cf. sal,
   salad, salary, saline, sauce, sausage.
   1. 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.
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   2. hence, flavor; taste; savor; smack; seasoning.
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            though we are justices and doctors and churchmen . .
            . we have some salt of our youth in us. --shak.
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   3. hence, also, piquancy; wit; sense; as, attic salt.
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   4. a dish for salt at table; a saltcellar.
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            i out and bought some things; among others, a dozen
            of silver salts.                      --pepys.
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   5. a sailor; -- usually qualified by old. colloq.
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            around the door are generally to be seen, laughing
            and gossiping, clusters of old salts. --hawthorne.
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   6. chem. 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.
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   note: except in case of ammonium salts, accurately speaking,
         it is the acid radical which unites with the base or
         basic radical, with the elimination of hydrogen, of
         water, or of analogous compounds as side products. in
         the case of diacid and triacid bases, and of dibasic
         and tribasic acids, the mutual neutralization may vary
         in degree, producing respectively basic, neutral, or
         acid salts. see phrases below.
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   7. 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.
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            ye are the salt of the earth.         --matt. v. 13.
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   8. pl. any mineral salt used as an aperient or cathartic,
      especially epsom salts, rochelle salt, or glauber's salt.
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   9. pl. marshes flooded by the tide. prov. eng.
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   above the salt, below the salt, phrases which have
      survived the old custom, in the houses of people of rank,
      of placing a large saltcellar near the middle of a long
      table, the places above which were assigned to the guests
      of distinction, and those below to dependents, inferiors,
      and poor relations. see saltfoot.
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            his fashion is not to take knowledge of him that is
            beneath him in clothes. he never drinks below the
            salt.                                 --b. jonson.
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   acid salt chem.
      a a salt derived from an acid which has several
          replaceable hydrogen atoms which are only partially
          exchanged for metallic atoms or basic radicals; as,
          acid potassium sulphate is an acid salt.
      b a salt, whatever its constitution, which merely gives
          an acid reaction; thus, copper sulphate, which is
          composed of a strong acid united with a weak base, is
          an acid salt in this sense, though theoretically it is
          a neutral salt.

   alkaline salt chem., a salt which gives an alkaline
      reaction, as sodium carbonate.

   amphid salt old chem., a salt of the oxy type, formerly
      regarded as composed of two oxides, an acid and a basic
      oxide. obsolescent

   basic salt chem.
      a a salt which contains more of the basic constituent
          than is required to neutralize the acid.
      b an alkaline salt.

   binary salt chem., a salt of the oxy type conveniently
      regarded as composed of two ingredients analogously to a
      haloid salt, viz., a metal and an acid radical.

   double salt chem., a salt regarded as formed by the union
      of two distinct salts, as common alum, potassium aluminium
      sulphate. see under double.

   epsom salts. see in the vocabulary.

   essential salt old chem., a salt obtained by
      crystallizing plant juices.

   ethereal salt. chem. see under ethereal.

   glauber's salt or glauber's salts. see in vocabulary.

   haloid salt chem., a simple salt of a halogen acid, as
      sodium chloride.

   microcosmic salt. chem.. see under microcosmic.

   neutral salt. chem.
      a a salt in which the acid and base in theory
          neutralize each other.
      b a salt which gives a neutral reaction.

   oxy salt chem., a salt derived from an oxygen acid.

   per salt old chem., a salt supposed to be derived from a
      peroxide base or analogous compound. obs.

   permanent salt, a salt which undergoes no change on
      exposure to the air.

   proto salt chem., a salt derived from a protoxide base or
      analogous compound.

   rochelle salt. see under rochelle.

   salt of amber old chem., succinic acid.

   salt of colcothar old chem., green vitriol, or sulphate
      of iron.

   salt of hartshorn. old chem.
      a sal ammoniac, or ammonium chloride.
      b ammonium carbonate. cf. spirit of hartshorn, under
          hartshorn.

   salt of lemons. chem. see salt of sorrel, below.

   salt of saturn old chem., sugar of lead; lead acetate; --
      the alchemical name of lead being saturn.

   salt of seignette. same as rochelle salt.

   salt of soda old chem., sodium carbonate.

   salt of sorrel old chem., acid potassium oxalate, or
      potassium quadroxalate, used as a solvent for ink stains;
      -- so called because found in the sorrel, or oxalis. also
      sometimes inaccurately called salt of lemon.

   salt of tartar old chem., potassium carbonate; -- so
      called because formerly made by heating cream of tartar,
      or potassium tartrate. obs.

   salt of venus old chem., blue vitriol; copper sulphate;
      -- the alchemical name of copper being venus.

   salt of wisdom. see alembroth.

   sedative salt old med. chem., boric acid.

   sesqui salt chem., a salt derived from a sesquioxide base
      or analogous compound.

   spirit of salt. chem. see under spirit.

   sulpho salt chem., a salt analogous to an oxy salt, but
      containing sulphur in place of oxygen.
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see also:
sal salad salary saline sauce sausage 
above the salt below the salt saltfoot acid salt alkaline salt 
amphid salt basic salt binary salt double salt double 
epsom salts essential salt ethereal salt ethereal glauber's salt 
glauber's salts haloid salt microcosmic salt microcosmic neutral salt 
oxy salt per salt permanent salt proto salt rochelle salt 
rochelle salt of amber salt of colcothar salt of hartshorn spirit of hartshorn 
hartshorn salt of lemons salt of sorrel salt of saturn salt of seignette 
salt of soda salt of lemon salt of tartar salt of venus salt of wisdom 
alembroth sedative salt sesqui salt spirit of salt spirit 
sulpho salt 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

spirit \spir"it\, n. of. espirit, esperit, f. esprit, l.
   spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. cf. conspire,
   expire, esprit, sprite.
   1. air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes,
      life itself. obs. "all of spirit would deprive."
      --spenser.
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            the mild air, with season moderate,
            gently attempered, and disposed eo well,
            that still it breathed foorth sweet spirit.
                                                  --spenser.
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   2. a rough breathing; an aspirate, as the letter h; also, a
      mark to denote aspiration; a breathing. obs.
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            be it a letter or spirit, we have great use for it.
                                                  --b. jonson.
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   3. life, or living substance, considered independently of
      corporeal existence; an intelligence conceived of apart
      from any physical organization or embodiment; vital
      essence, force, or energy, as distinct from matter.
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   4. the intelligent, immaterial and immortal part of man; the
      soul, in distinction from the body in which it resides;
      the agent or subject of vital and spiritual functions,
      whether spiritual or material.
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            there is a spirit in man; and the inspiration of the
            almighty giveth them understanding.   --job xxxii.
                                                  8.
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            as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith
            without works is dead also.           --james ii.
                                                  26.
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            spirit is a substance wherein thinking, knowing,
            doubting, and a power of moving, do subsist.
                                                  --locke.
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   5. specifically, a disembodied soul; the human soul after it
      has left the body.
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            then shall the dust return to the earth as it was,
            and the spirit shall return unto god who gave it.
                                                  --eccl. xii.
                                                  7.
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            ye gentle spirits far away,
            with whom we shared the cup of grace. --keble.
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   6. any supernatural being, good or bad; an apparition; a
      specter; a ghost; also, sometimes, a sprite,; a fairy; an
      elf.
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            whilst young, preserve his tender mind from all
            impressions of spirits and goblins in the dark.
                                                  --locke.
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   7. energy, vivacity, ardor, enthusiasm, courage, etc.
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            "write it then, quickly," replied bede; and
            summoning all his spirits together, like the last
            blaze of a candle going out, he indited it, and
            expired.                              --fuller.
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   8. one who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great
      activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper;
      as, a ruling spirit; a schismatic spirit.
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            such spirits as he desired to please, such would i
            choose for my judges.                 --dryden.
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   9. temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or
      disposition; intellectual or moral state; -- often in the
      plural; as, to be cheerful, or in good spirits; to be
      downhearted, or in bad spirits.
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            god has . . . made a spirit of building succeed a
            spirit of pulling down.               --south.
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            a perfect judge will read each work of wit
            with the same spirit that its author writ. --pope.
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   10. intent; real meaning; -- opposed to the letter, or to
       formal statement; also, characteristic quality,
       especially such as is derived from the individual genius
       or the personal character; as, the spirit of an
       enterprise, of a document, or the like.
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   11. tenuous, volatile, airy, or vapory substance, possessed
       of active qualities.
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             all bodies have spirits . . . within them. --bacon.
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   12. any liquid produced by distillation; especially, alcohol,
       the spirits, or spirit, of wine it having been first
       distilled from wine: -- often in the plural.
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   13. pl. rum, whisky, brandy, gin, and other distilled liquors
       having much alcohol, in distinction from wine and malt
       liquors.
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   14. med. a solution in alcohol of a volatile principle. cf.
       tincture. --u. s. disp.
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   15. alchemy any one of the four substances, sulphur, sal
       ammoniac, quicksilver, or arsenic or, according to some,
       orpiment.
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             the four spirits and the bodies seven. --chaucer.
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   16. dyeing stannic chloride. see under stannic.
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   note: spirit is sometimes joined with other words, forming
         compounds, generally of obvious signification; as,
         spirit-moving, spirit-searching, spirit-stirring, etc.
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   astral spirits, familiar spirits, etc. see under
      astral, familiar, etc.

   animal spirits.
       a physiol. the fluid which at one time was supposed
           to circulate through the nerves and was regarded as
           the agent of sensation and motion; -- called also the
           nervous fluid, or nervous principle.
       b physical health and energy; frolicsomeness;
           sportiveness.

   ardent spirits, strong alcoholic liquors, as brandy, rum,
      whisky, etc., obtained by distillation.

   holy spirit, or the spirit theol., the spirit of god,
      or the third person of the trinity; the holy ghost. the
      spirit also signifies the human spirit as influenced or
      animated by the divine spirit.

   proof spirit. chem. see under proof.

   rectified spirit chem., spirit rendered purer or more
      concentrated by redistillation, so as to increase the
      percentage of absolute alcohol.

   spirit butterfly zool., any one of numerous species of
      delicate butterflies of tropical america belonging to the
      genus ithomia. the wings are gauzy and nearly destitute
      of scales.

   spirit duck. zool.
       a the buffle-headed duck.
       b the golden-eye.

   spirit lamp art, a lamp in which alcohol or methylated
      spirit is burned.

   spirit level. see under level.

   spirit of hartshorn. old chem. see under hartshorn.

   spirit of mindererus med., an aqueous solution of acetate
      of ammonium; -- named after r. minderer, physician of
      augsburg.

   spirit of nitrous ether med. chem., a pale yellow liquid,
      of a sweetish taste and a pleasant ethereal odor. it is
      obtained by the distillation of alcohol with nitric and
      sulphuric acids, and consists essentially of ethyl nitrite
      with a little acetic aldehyde. it is used as a
      diaphoretic, diuretic, antispasmodic, etc. called also
      sweet spirit of niter.

   spirit of salt chem., hydrochloric acid; -- so called
      because obtained from salt and sulphuric acid. obs.

   spirit of sense, the utmost refinement of sensation. obs.
      --shak.

   spirits of turpentine, or spirit of turpentine chem.,
      rectified oil of turpentine, a transparent, colorless,
      volatile, and very inflammable liquid, distilled from the
      turpentine of the various species of pine; camphine. it is
      commonly used to remove paint from surfaces, or to dissole
      oil-based paint. see camphine.

   spirit of vitriol chem., sulphuric acid; -- so called
      because formerly obtained by the distillation of green
      vitriol. obs.

   spirit of vitriolic ether chem. ethyl ether; -- often but
      incorrectly called sulphuric ether. see ether. obs.
      

   spirits of wine, or spirit of wine chem., alcohol; --
      so called because formerly obtained by the distillation of
      wine.

   spirit rapper, one who practices spirit rapping; a "medium"
      so called.

   spirit rapping, an alleged form of communication with the
      spirits of the dead by raps. see spiritualism, 3.

   sweet spirit of niter. see spirit of nitrous ether,
      above.
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   syn: life; ardor; energy; fire; courage; animatioon;
        cheerfulness; vivacity; enterprise.
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see also:
conspire expire esprit sprite tincture stannic 
astral spirits familiar spirits astral familiar animal spirits 
nervous fluid nervous principle ardent spirits holy spirit the spirit 
proof spirit proof rectified spirit spirit butterfly ithomia 
spirit duck spirit lamp spirit level level spirit of hartshorn 
hartshorn spirit of mindererus spirit of nitrous ether sweet spirit of niter spirit of salt 
spirit of sense spirits of turpentine spirit of turpentine camphine spirit of vitriol 
spirit of vitriolic ether sulphuric ether ether spirits of wine spirit of wine 
spirit rapper spirit rapping spiritualism sweet spirit of niter 

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muriatic \mu`riat"ic\, a. l. muriaticus pickled, from muria
   brine: cf. f. muriatique. chem.
   of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sea salt, or from
   chlorine, one of the constituents of sea salt; hydrochloric.
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   muriatic acid, hydrochloric acid, hcl; -- formerly called
      also marine acid, and spirit of salt. see
      hydrochloric, and the note under muriate.
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see also:
muriatic acid hcl marine acid spirit of salt hydrochloric muriate 

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