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salt meaning in Tamil

உப்பு uppu

/sɔlt//sɒlt/

salt in Tamil: உப்பு (uppu), லவண (lavaṇa), உப்பாக (uppāka), உவர்ப்பு (uvarppu). In English, salt means a common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a food ingredient, seasoning, condiment, and preservative.

Tamil words for salt

sodium chloride
உப்பு uppu, லவண lavaṇa
salty
உப்பாக uppāka, உவர்ப்பு uvarppu, உப்பு கரிக்க uppu karikka
saline
உப்பாக uppāka, உவர்ப்பு uvarppu
to add salt to
உப்பு சேர் uppu cēr, உப்பிடு uppiṭu

English meaning of salt

  1. noun A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a food ingredient, seasoning, condiment, and preservative.
  2. noun One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.
  3. noun A salt marsh, a saline marsh at the shore of a sea.
  4. noun A sailor (also old salt).

Full definition of salt

salt in a sentence

  • Near-synonyms: table salt, rock salt, road salt
  • Any politician's statements must be taken with a grain of salt, but his need to be taken with a whole shaker of salt.
  • There was so much salt in that thread about the poor casting decision.

Synonyms of salt

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Questions about salt in Tamil

What is the meaning of salt in Tamil?
Salt in Tamil is உப்பு (uppu), லவண (lavaṇa), உப்பாக (uppāka), உவர்ப்பு (uvarppu).
salt என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Salt: உப்பு (uppu), லவண (lavaṇa), உப்பாக (uppāka), உவர்ப்பு (uvarppu).
What does salt mean in English?
Salt means a common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a food ingredient, seasoning, condiment, and preservative.

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