#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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