Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Saliaunce

Sal″i‐aunce (?), a. [See Sally.] Salience; onslaught. “So fierce saliaunce.” Spenser.

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Salic

Sal″ic (săl″ĭk), a. [F. salique, fr. the Salian Franks, who, in the fifth century, formed a body of laws called in Latin leges Salicæ.] Of or pertaining to the Salian Franks, or...

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Salicaceous

Sal′i‐ca″ceous (săl′ĭ‐kā″shŭs), a. [L. salix, -icis, the willow.] Belonging or relating to the willow.

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Salicin

Sal″i‐cin (?), n. [L. salix, -icis, a willow: cf. F. salicine. See Sallow the tree.] (Chem.) A glucoside found in the bark and leaves of several species of willow (Salix) and po...

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Salicyl

Sal″i‐cyl (?), n. [Salicin + -yl.] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical of salicylic acid and of certain related compounds.

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Salicylal

Sal″i‐cyl′al (?), n. [Salicylic + aldehide.] (Chem.) A thin, fragrant, colorless oil, HO.C6H4.CHO, found in the flowers of meadow sweet (Spiræa), and also obtained by oxidation ...

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Salicylate

Sal″i‐cyl′ate (–ā̍t), n.(Chem.) A salt of salicylic acid.

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Salicylic

Sal′i‐cyl″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid formerly obtained by fusing salicin with potassium hydroxide, and now made in large quantities f...

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Salicylide

Sal″i‐cyl′ide (?), n. [Salicylic + anhydride.] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance obtained by dehydration of salicylic acid.

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Salicylite

Sal″i‐cyl′ite (?), n.(Chem.) A compound of salicylal; — named after the analogy of a salt.

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Salicylol

Sal″i‐cyl′ol (?), n. [Salicylic + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) Same as Salicylal.

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Salicylous

Sa‐lic″y‐lous (? or?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a substance formerly called salicylous acid, and now salicylal.

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Salience

Sa″li‐ence (?), n. [See Salient.] 1. The quality or condition of being salient; a leaping; a springing forward; an assaulting.2. The quality or state of projecting, or being pro...

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Saliency

Sa″li‐en‐cy (?), n. Quality of being salient; hence, vigor. “A fatal lack of poetic saliency.” J. Morley.

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Salient

Sa″li‐ent (?), a. [L. saliens, -entis, p. pr. of salire to leap; cf. F. saillant. See Sally, n. & v. i..] 1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. “Frogs and s...

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Salient (2)

Sa″li‐ent, a.(Fort.) A salient angle or part; a projection.

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Saliently

Sa″li‐ent‐ly, adv. In a salient manner.

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Saliferous

Sa‐lif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. sal salt + -ferous.] Producing, or impregnated with, salt.Saliferous rocks(Geol.), the New Red Sandstone system of some geologists; — so called because...

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Salifiable

Sal″i‐fi′a‐ble (?), a. [Cf. F. salifiable. See Salify.] (Chem.) Capable of neutralizing an acid to form a salt; — said of bases; thus, ammonia is salifiable.

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Salification

Sal′i‐fi‐ca″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. salification.] (Chem.) The act, process, or result of salifying; the state of being salified.

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Salify

Sal″i‐fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Salified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Salifying (?).] [F. salifier; from L. sal salt + -ficare (only in comp.) to make. See -fy.] (Chem.) (a) To combine ...

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Saligenin

Sa‐lig″e‐nin (?), n. [Salicin + -gen.] (Chem.) A phenol alcohol obtained, by the decomposition of salicin, as a white crystalline substance; — called also hydroxy-benzyl alcohol.

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Saligot

Sal″i‐got (?), n.(Bot.) The water chestnut (Trapa natans).

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Salimeter

Sal‐im″e‐ter (?), n. [L. sal salt + -meter.] An instrument for measuring the amount of salt present in any given solution. [Written also salometer.]

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Salimetry

Sal‐im″e‐try (?), n. The art or process of measuring the amount of salt in a substance.

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Salina

Sa‐li″na (?), n. [Cf. L. salinae, pl., salt works, from sal salt. See Saline, a.] 1. A salt marsh, or salt pond, inclosed from the sea.2. Salt works.

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Salina period

Sa‐li″na pe″ri‐od (?). [So called from Salina, a town in New York.] (Geol.) The period in which the American Upper Silurian system, containing the brine-producing rocks of centr...