#salt a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
supertype: chemical_compound__compound (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
subtype: acetate__ethanoate a salt or ester of acetic acid
subtype: lead_acetate__sugar_of_lead a poisonous white solid (Pb[CH3CO]2) used in dyeing cotton and in making enamels and varnishes
subtype: arsenate a salt or ester of arsenic acid
subtype: chlorate any salt of chloric acid
subtype: dibasic_salt__dibasicsalt a salt derived by replacing two hydrogen atoms per molecule
subtype: hypochlorite any salt or ester of hypochlorous acid
subtype: calcium_hypochlorite__calciumhypochlorite any hypochlorite of calcium; used as a bleaching agent
subtype: sodium_hypochlorite an unstable salt (NaOCl) used as a bleaching agent and disinfectant
subtype: Javelle_water__javellewater__Javel_water__eau_de_Javelle an aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite
subtype: pyrophosphate a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid
subtype: sulfonate a salt of sulphonic acid
subtype: alkylbenzenesulfonate sulfonate of alkyl benzene
subtype: perchlorate a salt of perchloric acid
subtype: alkali a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture
subtype: ammonium_chloride__sal_ammoniac__salammoniac a white salt used in dry cells
subtype: benzoate any salt or ester of benzoic acid
subtype: benzoate_of_soda__sodium_benzoate a white crystalline salt used as a food preservative and antiseptic
subtype: borate a salt or ester of boric acid
subtype: borosilicate a salt of boric and silicic acids
subtype: calcium_lactate__calciumlactate a white crystalline salt made by the action of lactic acid on calcium carbonate; used in foods (as a baking powder) and given medically as a source of calcium
subtype: calcium_stearate__calciumstearate__calcium_octadecanoate__calciumoctadecanoate an insoluble calcium salt of stearic acid and palmitic acid; it is formed when soap is mixed with water that contains calcium ions and is the scum produced in regions of hard water
subtype: carbamate a salt (or ester) of carbamic acid
subtype: ammonium_carbamate a salt of carbamic acid that is used as a nitrogen fertilizer
subtype: carbonate a salt or ester of carbonic acid
subtype: ammonium_carbonate a carbonate of ammonium; used in the manufacture of smelling salts and baking powder and ammonium compounds
subtype: bicarbonate__hydrogen_carbonate a salt of carbonic acid in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate
subtype: lithium_carbonate__lithiumcarbonate__Lithane__Lithonate__Eskalith a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder
subtype: fulminate a salt or ester of fulminic acid
subtype: mercury_fulminate__mercuryfulminate__fulminate_of_mercury__fulminating_mercury__fulminatingmercury a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps
subtype: chromate any salt or ester of chromic acid
subtype: lead_chromate a poisonous chromate of lead used as a pigment in paint
subtype: cyanide an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid
subtype: sodium_cyanide a white poisonous salt (NaCN) used in electroplating
subtype: potassium_cyanide__potassiumcyanide a poisonous salt (KCN) used in electroplating and in photography
subtype: potassium_bromide__potassiumbromide a white crystalline salt (KBr) used as a sedative and in photography
subtype: potassium_carbonate__potassiumcarbonate a white salt (K2CO3) that is basic in solution; used to make glass and cleansing agents
subtype: potassium_chlorate__potassiumchlorate a white salt (KClO3) used in matches, fireworks, and explosives; also used as a disinfectant and bleaching agent
subtype: potassium_dichromate__potassiumdichromate an orange-red salt used in making dyes and in photography
subtype: ferricyanide salt of ferricyanic acid obtained by oxidation of a ferrocyanide
subtype: ferrocyanide salt of ferrocyanic acid usually obtained by a reaction of a cyanide with iron sulphate
subtype: fluoroboride a salt of fluoroboric acid
subtype: fluosilicate salt of fluosilicic acid
subtype: glutamate a salt or ester of glutamic acid
subtype: halide a salt of any halogen acid
subtype: bromide any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; used as a sedative
subtype: hydrogen_bromide a colorless gas that yields hydrobromic acid in solution with water
subtype: methyl_bromide a poisonous gas or liquid (CH3Br) used to fumigate rodents, worms, etc.
subtype: silver_bromide a bromide that darkens when exposed to light; used in making photographic emulsions
subtype: fluoride a salt of hydrofluoric acid
subtype: boron_trifluoride__borontrifluoride a pungent colorless gas
subtype: hydrogen_fluoride a colorless poisonous corrosive liquid made by the action of sulphuric acid on calcium fluoride; solutions in water are hydrofluoric acid
subtype: stannous_fluoride a white powder that is used to fluoridate toothpaste
subtype: iodide a salt or ester of hydriodic acid
subtype: potassium_iodide__potassiumiodide a crystalline salt in organic synthesis and in making photographic emulsions and in iodized table salt
subtype: hydrogen_iodide__hydrogeniodide a colorless gas that yields hydroiodic acid in aqueous solution
subtype: silver_iodide an iodide that is used in photography, in seeding clouds to make rain, and in medicine
subtype: sodium_iodide a crystalline salt used like potassium iodide
subtype: chloride.halide any salt of hydrochloric acid (containing the chloride ion)
subtype: potassium_chloride__potassiumchloride__Kaochlor__K-lor__Klorvess__K-lyte salt of potassium (trade names Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); used to treat potassium deficiency
subtype: tetrahalide any halide containing four halogen atoms in it molecules
subtype: isocyanate a salt or ester of isocyanic acid
subtype: calcium_carbonate__calciumcarbonate a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone
subtype: dripstone the form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites
subtype: calcium_chloride__calciumchloride a deliquescent salt; used in de-icing and as a drying agent
subtype: calcium_sulphate__calciumsulphate__calcium_sulfate__calciumsulfate a white salt (CaSO4)
subtype: plaster_of_Paris__plaster any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs
subtype: manganate a salt of manganic acid containing manganese as its anion
subtype: chrome_alum a violet-colored salt used in hide tanning and as a mordant in dyeing
subtype: tartrate a salt or ester of tartaric acid
subtype: tartar_emetic__tartaremetic__antimony_potassium_tartrate a poisonous colorless salt used as a mordant and in medicine
subtype: bitartrate an acid tartrate; a hydrogen tartrate
subtype: oxalacetate__oxaloacetate a salt or ester of oxalacetic acid
subtype: oxalate a salt or ester of oxalic acid
subtype: uranyl_oxalate a salt obtained by the reaction of uranium salts with oxalic acid
subtype: permanganate a dark purple salt of permanganic acid; in water solution it is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic
subtype: potassium_permanganate__potassiumpermanganate__permanganate_of_potash a poisonous salt that forms dark purple crystals and is purple-red when dissolved in water; used as an oxidizing and bleaching agent and as a disinfectant and antiseptic
subtype: inorganic_phosphate__inorganicphosphate__phosphate__orthophosphate a salt of phosphoric acid
subtype: calcium_phosphate__calciumphosphate a phosphate of calcium; a main constituent of animal bones
subtype: sodium_phosphate__sodium_orthophosphate phosphate of sodium
subtype: polyphosphate a salt or ester of polyphosphoric acid
subtype: propenoate__acrylate a salt or ester of propenoic acid
subtype: salicylate a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs)
subtype: aspirin__acetylsalicylic_acid__acetylsalicylicacid__Bayer__Empirin the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer and Empirin) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets
subtype: aspirin_powder__aspirinpowder__headache_powder a powdered form of aspirin
subtype: buffered_aspirin__Bufferin aspirin coated with a substance capable of neutralizing acid (trade name Bufferin)
subtype: enteric-coated_aspirin aspirin that is treated to pass through the stomach unaltered and to dissolve in the intestines
subtype: methyl_salicylate__birch_oil__sweet-birch_oil a liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen; applied externally for minor muscle and joint pain
subtype: salol__phenylsalicylate a white powder with a pleasant taste and odor; used to absorb light in sun tan lotions or as a preservative or an antiseptic or a coating for pills in which the medicine is intended for enteric release
subtype: double_salt a solid solution of two simple salts
subtype: Rochelle_salt__Rochelle_salts a double salt used in Seidlitz powder; acts as a cathartic
subtype: Paris_green a toxic double salt of copper arsenate and copper acetate
subtype: bile_salt a salt of bile acid and a base; functions as an emulsifier of lipids and fatty acids
subtype: Glauber's_salt__Glauber's_salts (Na2SO4.10H2O) a colorless salt used as a cathartic
subtype: cream_of_tartar__tartar__potassium_hydrogen_tartrate a salt used especially in baking powder
subtype: sodium_chlorate a colorless salt (NaClO3) used as a weed killer and an antiseptic
subtype: bichromate__dichromate a salt of the hypothetical dichromic acid
subtype: sodium_dichromate__sodium_bichromate a red-orange salt used as a mordant
subtype: microcosmic_salt__microcosmicsalt a white salt present in urine and used to test for metal oxides
subtype: silicate a salt or ester derived from silicic acid
subtype: sodium_carbonate__washing_soda__washingsoda__sal_soda__salsoda__soda_ash__soda a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
subtype: sodium_carboxymethyl_cellulose a gummy substance that is a sodium salt of carboxymethyl cellulose; used as a thickening or emulsifying agent
subtype: sodium_fluoride a colorless crystalline salt of sodium (NaF) used in fluoridation of water and to prevent tooth decay
subtype: sulfate a salt or ester of sulphuric acid
subtype: barium_sulphate__barium_sulfate__blanc_fixe__blancfixe a white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment
subtype: copper_sulfate__copper_sulphate__cupric_sulfate__cupric_sulphate a copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper oxide
subtype: blue_vitriol__blue_copperas__bluecoppera__bluestone hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate
subtype: magnesium_sulfate__magnesiumsulfate a salt of magnesium
subtype: bitter_salts__Epsom_salts hydrated magnesium sulfate that is taken orally to treat heartburn and constipation and injected to prevent seizures
subtype: sodium_lauryl_sulphate__sodium_lauryl_sulfate__sodiumlaurylsulfate__sl a caustic detergent useful for removing grease; although commonly included in personal care items (shampoos and toothpastes etc.) it can irritate skin and should not be swallowed
subtype: sodium_sulphate__sodium_sulfate a solid white bitter salt used in manufacturing glass and paper and dyes and pharmaceuticals
subtype: zinc_sulfate__zinc_sulphate__white_vitriol__zinc_vitriol a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc
subtype: thiocyanate a salt of thiocyanic acid; formed when alkaline cyanides are fused with sulfur
subtype: tungstate a salt of tungstic acid
subtype: vanadate a salt or ester of vanadic acid; an anion containing pentavalent vanadium
subtype: xanthate a salt or ester of xanthic acid
subtype: cellulose_xanthate__cellulosexanthate__viscose a cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda
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