supersalt

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Italic *super

Latin super

Latin super-lbor.

English super-

Latin saliō

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Italic *-tus

Latin -tus

Latin saltusbor.

English salt

English supersalt

From super- + salt.

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Noun

supersalt (plural supersalts)

1. (chemistry, obsolete) A salt with an excess of acid, such as supertartrate of potash.

Anagrams

• aplustres, pertussal