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sal.

Salt.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/sæl/
  1. Salt.

    obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English sal, from Latin sal. Doublet of salt.

noun/sɑːl/
  1. Shorea robusta, a dipterocarpaceous tree.

Where this word comes from

From Hindi साल (sāl), from Sanskrit शाल (śāla).

noun
  1. Alternative form of sial.

    alt-of · alternative · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Coined by Eduard Suess in 1909, in Das Antlitz der Erde, as a blend of translingual Si (silicon) + Al (aluminum).

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