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spirits of salt

spirits of salt noun: hydrochloric acid.

Noun

spirits of salt (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Hydrochloric acid.

Questions about spirits of salt

What does spirits of salt mean?
Spirits of salt means hydrochloric acid.
What part of speech is spirits of salt?
Spirits of salt is a noun.

Words near spirits of salt in the dictionary

  1. spiritrompe
  2. spiritrompes
  3. spirits
  4. spirits away
  5. spirits of hartshorn
  6. spirits of salt
  7. spirits of salts
  8. spirits of turpentine
  9. spirits of wine
  10. spirits off
  11. spiritship

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