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pink salt

pink salt noun: the double chlorides of (stannic) tin and ammonium, formerly much used as a mordant for madder and cochineal.

Noun

pink salt

  1. The double chlorides of (stannic) tin and ammonium, formerly much used as a mordant for madder and cochineal.
  2. Himalayan salt.
  3. Alaea salt, an unrefined Hawaiian sea salt used in cooking or in rituals.
  4. Curing salt, containing sodium nitrite and sodium chloride, used in the curing of meats.

Questions about pink salt

What does pink salt mean?
Pink salt means the double chlorides of (stannic) tin and ammonium, formerly much used as a mordant for madder and cochineal.
What part of speech is pink salt?
Pink salt is a noun.

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