Noun: common salt kó-mun solt
- White crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
"She sprinkled common salt on the roasted vegetables";
- salt, table salt
- A white crystalline solid consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl)
"Table salt is primarily composed of common salt";
- sodium chloride
Derived forms: common salts
Type of: binary compound, flavor [US], flavorer [US], flavoring [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], flavourer [Brit, Cdn], flavouring [Brit, Cdn], seasoner, seasoning
Part of: brine, saltwater, seawater
Encyclopedia: Common salt