sal

noun Chiefly Pharmacology.

1. salt1.

noun

1. a male given name, form of Salvatore.

noun

1. a pharmacological term for salt (def. 3)

n.chemical name for salt, late 14c., from Old French sal, from Latin sal (genitive salis) “salt” (see salt (n.)). For sal ammoniac “ammonium chloride” (early 14c.), see ammonia. n.

1. Salt.