‖n. [ Hind. sāl, Skr. çāla. ] (Bot.) An East Indian timber tree (Shorea robusta), much used for building purposes. It is of a light brown color, close-grained, heavy, and durable. [ Written also saul. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. See Salt. ] (Chem. & Pharm.) Salt. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sal absinthii [ NL. ] (Old Chem.), an impure potassium carbonate obtained from the ashes of wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium). --
Sal acetosellae [ NL. ] (Old Chem.), salt of sorrel. --
Sal alembroth. (Old Chem.) See Alembroth. --
Sal ammoniac (Chem.), ammonium chloride, NH4Cl, a white crystalline volatile substance having a sharp salty taste, obtained from gas works, from nitrogenous matter, etc. It is largely employed as a source of ammonia, as a reagent, and as an expectorant in bronchitis. So called because originally made from the soot from camel's dung at the temple of Jupiter Ammon in Africa. Called also muriate of ammonia. --
Sal catharticus [ NL. ] (Old Med. Chem.), Epsom salts. --
Sal culinarius [ L. ] (Old Chem.), common salt, or sodium chloride. --
Sal Cyrenaicus. [ NL. ] (Old Chem.) See Sal ammoniac above. --
Sal de duobus,
Sal duplicatum [ NL. ] (Old Chem.), potassium sulphate; -- so called because erroneously supposed to be composed of two salts, one acid and one alkaline. --
Sal diureticus [ NL. ] (Old Med. Chem.), potassium acetate. --
Sal enixum [ NL. ] (Old Chem.), acid potassium sulphate. --
Sal gemmae [ NL. ] (Old Min.), common salt occuring native. --
Sal Jovis [ NL. ] (Old Chem.), salt tin, or stannic chloride; -- the alchemical name of tin being Jove. --
Sal Martis [ NL. ] (Old Chem.), green vitriol, or ferrous sulphate; -- the alchemical name of iron being Mars. --
Sal microcosmicum [ NL. ] (Old Chem.) See Microcosmic salt, under Microcosmic. --
Sal plumbi [ NL. ] (Old Chem.), sugar of lead. --
Sal prunella. (Old Chem.) See Prunella salt, under 1st Prunella. --
Sal Saturni [ NL. ] (Old Chem.), sugar of lead, or lead acetate; -- the alchemical name of lead being Saturn. --
Sal sedativus [ NL. ] (Old Chem.), sedative salt, or boric acid. --
Sal Seignette [ F. seignette, sel de seignette ] (Chem.), Rochelle salt. --
Sal soda (Chem.), sodium carbonate. See under Sodium. --
Sal vitrioli [ NL. ] (Old Chem.), white vitriol; zinc sulphate. --
Sal volatile. [ NL. ] (a) (Chem.) See Sal ammoniac, above. (b) Spirits of ammonia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. Same as Salam. [ 1913 Webster ]

Finally, Josiah might have made his salaam to the exciseman just as he was folding up that letter. Prof. Wilson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To make or perform a salam. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have salaamed and kowtowed to him. H. James. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or condition of being salable; salableness. Duke of Argyll. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Sale. ] Capable of being sold; fit to be sold; finding a ready market. -- Sal"a*ble*ness, n. -- Sal"a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. salax, -acis, fond of leaping, lustful, fr. salire to leap. See Salient. ] Having a propensity to venery; lustful; lecherous. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Sa*la"cious*ly, adv. -- Sa*la"cious*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. salacitas: cf. F. salacité ] Strong propensity to venery; lust; lecherousness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. salade, OIt. salata, It. insalata, fr. salare to salt, fr. L. sal salt. See Salt, and cf. Slaw. ] 1. A preparation of vegetables, as lettuce, celery, water cress, onions, etc., usually dressed with salt, vinegar, oil, and spice, and eaten for giving a relish to other food; as, lettuce salad; tomato salad, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Leaves eaten raw are termed salad. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A dish composed of chopped meat or fish, esp. chicken or lobster, mixed with lettuce or other vegetables, and seasoned with oil, vinegar, mustard, and other condiments; as, chicken salad; lobster salad. [ 1913 Webster ]

Salad burnet (Bot.), the common burnet (Poterium Sanguisorba), sometimes eaten as a salad in Italy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. a period when a person is young and inexperienced. [ 1913 Webster ]