salt substitute

noun

A substance that tastes salty and stands in for table salt (which is mostly sodium chloride) but contains substantially less sodium; usually somewhere between half as much and nearly zero.

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Meanings

nounsalt substitute (plural salt substitutes)

plural salt substitutes

  1. A substance that tastes salty and stands in for table salt (which is mostly sodium chloride) but contains substantially less sodium; usually somewhere between half as much and nearly zero.

Translations

Hungarian sópótló, sóhelyettesítő
  • sópótlóa substance that tastes salty but contains less sodium than table salt
  • sóhelyettesítőa substance that tastes salty but contains less sodium than table salt
Cite this entry
APA

salt substitute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salt%20substitute

MLA

“salt substitute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salt%20substitute. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salt substitute,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salt%20substitute.

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