| basalt | (noun) the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene | - |
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| desalt | (verb) remove salt from | Synonyms: desalinate, desalinise, desalinize |
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| salt | (adjective) (of speech) painful or bitter | - |
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| (noun) the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth | Synonyms: salinity, saltiness |
| (noun) white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food | Synonyms: common salt, table salt |
| (noun) a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal) | - |
| (verb) preserve with salt | - |
| (verb) add zest or liveliness to | - |
| (verb) sprinkle as if with salt | - |
| (verb) add salt to | - |