table salt

noun

: salt suitable for use at the table and in cooking

Examples of table salt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 Sodium is found in spinach and celery (as well as table salt, of course), while magnesium can be found in spinach, almonds, and tuna—and bananas are famously rich in potassium. Deanna Pai, Vogue, 16 July 2024 Pink curing salt is regular table salt with sodium nitrate and is used to preserve meats. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for table salt 

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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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Cite this Entry

“Table salt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/table%20salt. Accessed 18 Aug. 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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