simple salt

1. A salt in which no hydrogen or hydroxyl (OH) ion is replaced by a metallic ion. Sodium chloride (NaCl) is a simple salt.

2. Compare complex salt double salt

Example Sentences

It requires a quite simple salt -- zinc chloride -- which dissolves in water.

From Science Daily

After discovering that he could stimulate asexual reproduction by treating unfertilized sea urchin eggs with simple salt solutions, he became convinced that nature's way of doing things with living matter is not the only way.

From Scientific American

The difference between water and mucus is the same as the difference between fruit juice and jelly, between simple salt water and bone broth, between gumbo before okra is added and after—mucus has body to it.

From Slate

Hill brines the bird in a simple salt solution for a couple of hours before smoking it until the duck reaches about 110 degrees Fahrenheit.

From Washington Post

Simple salt and pepper works well on most steaks and burgers; it lets that great natural flavor shine through.

From Fox News