| salt marsh | A community of organisms dominated by plants that are tolerant of wet, saline soils, generally found in low-lying coastal habitats which are periodically wet and unusually saline to hypersaline. The term salt marsh summarizes the saline conditions of the habitat as well as the emergent vegetation which dominates it. Plants which grow in salt marshes are thus tolerant of two conditions: saline and wet. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| salt oedema | Oedema from excessive intake or retention of sodium chloride. (05 Mar 2000) |
| salt of wisdom | The product obtained by crystallization from a solution of equal parts of ammonium chloride and mercuric chloride. Synonym: salt of wisdom. Origin: an alchemist's term of unknown origin (05 Mar 2000) |
| salt poisoning | An often fatal disease of animals, especially pigs fed on garbage, resulting from the ingestion of excessive quantities of ordinary table salt, sodium chloride; this usually does not occur if the animals have access to sufficient quantities of fresh drinking water. (05 Mar 2000) |
| salt ponds | Perched wetlands that are managed by humans to produce salt. (09 Oct 1997) |
| salt rheum | <medicine> A popular name, especially. In the United States, for various cutaneous eruptions, particularly for those of eczema. See Eczema. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| salt sensitivity | The tendency of certain bacterial suspensions to agglutinate spontaneously in physiological saline solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| salt substitute | These substances are usually potassium containing. Patients who are taking spironolactone, triamterene, amiloride or potassium supplements should be wary of excessive potassium intake. (27 Sep 1997) |
| salt wasting | Inappropriately large renal excretion of salt despite the apparent need of the body to retain it. (05 Mar 2000) |
| salt water boils | Furuncles on hands and forearms of fishermen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| salt water marsh | Wetland dominated by herbaceous plants under the influence of saline waters. May be coastal (tidal) or perched. (09 Oct 1997) |
| salt water soap | A soap made of palm or coconut oil for use with sea water in which it is soluble. Synonym: salt water soap. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Seignette's salt | KNaC4H4O6;a mild saline cathartic, used as an ingredient in compound effervescent powders. Synonym: Rochelle salt, Seignette's salt, sodium potassium tartrate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hot salt steriliser | A steriliser for endodontic equipment in which table salt is heated in a container at 218 to 246캜; the dry heat is transmitted to root canal instruments, absorbent points, or cotton pellets for their rapid (5 to 10 seconds) sterilization. (05 Mar 2000) |
| double salt | A salt in which two different positive ions are bonded to the same negative ion, or vice versa; e.g., NaKSO4. (05 Mar 2000) |