hair-salt

noun

A habit of epsomite which occurs as silky, hair-like fibers.

OriginGerman Haarsalz →
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Meanings

nounhair-salt (countable and uncountable, plural hair-salts)

plural hair-salts · alternative hair salt

  1. countabledateduncountablechemistryA habit of epsomite which occurs as silky, hair-like fibers.

Origin

  1. GermanHaarsalz
  2. Englishhair-salt

Calque of German Haarsalz.

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APA

hair-salt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hair-salt

MLA

“hair-salt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hair-salt. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hair-salt,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hair-salt.

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