supersalt

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noun

A salt with an excess of acid, such as supertartrate of potash.

OriginEnglish salt ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super →
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Meanings

nounsupersalt (plural supersalts)

plural supersalts

  1. obsoletechemistryA salt with an excess of acid, such as supertartrate of potash.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishsalt
  8. Englishsupersalt

From super- + salt.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

supersalt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supersalt

MLA

“supersalt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supersalt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supersalt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supersalt.

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