- protosalt
- SYN: acid salt.
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pro·to·salt (proґto-sawlt) in a series of salts of the same base, the one that contains the smallest amount of the substance combining with the base.
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protosalt
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Protosalt — Pro to*salt, n. [Proto + salt.] (Chem.) A salt derived from a protoxide base. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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persalt — In chemistry, any salt that contains the greatest possible amount of the acid radical. * * * per·salt pər .sȯlt n 1) a salt containing a relatively large proportion of the acidic element or group 2) a salt of a peracid * * * per·salt (purґsawlt) … Medical dictionary
