Salt (disambiguation)
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Salt
is a dietary mineral, used for flavoring and preservation.
Salt may also refer to:
Salt
In chemistry, salts are ionic compounds that result from the neutralization reaction of an acid and a base. They are composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically neutral...
is a dietary mineral, used for flavoring and preservation.
Salt may also refer to:
Chemistry
- Salt (chemistry), an ionic compound resulting from neutralization
- Sodium chlorideSodium chlorideSodium chloride, also known as salt, common salt, table salt or halite, is an inorganic compound with the formula NaCl. Sodium chloride is the salt most responsible for the salinity of the ocean and of the extracellular fluid of many multicellular organisms...
, the main ingredient in edible salt (table salt) - Epsom salt, magnesium sulfate
- Glauber's salt, sodium sulfate
- Sodium chloride
- Road salt, calcium chloride or sodium chloride used to de-ice roads
- Sea saltSea saltSea salt, salt obtained by the evaporation of seawater, is used in cooking and cosmetics. It is historically called bay salt or solar salt...
, a mixture of salts and minerals, obtained by evaporation of seawater
Places
- Salt, StaffordshireSalt, StaffordshireSalt is a compact village three miles northeast of Stafford, England situated half a mile southwest of the A51 trunk road and lying on elevated ground above the western side of the Trent valley...
, England - Salt, JordanSalt, JordanSalt is an ancient agricultural town and administrative centre in west-central Jordan. It is on the old main highway leading from Amman to Jerusalem. Situated in the Balqa highland, about 790–1100 metres above sea level, the town is built in the crook of three hills, close to the Jordan River...
- Salt Municipality, a municipality in and around Salt, Jordan
- Salt, GironaSalt, GironaSalt is a municipality in the comarca of the Gironès inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Ter next to Girona, with which it was merged from 1974 to 1984...
, Spain - Salt River (disambiguation)
Characters
- Gloria Salt, a character in the 1952 P.G. Wodehouse novel Pigs Have Wings
- Veruca Salt, a character in the 1964 Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Charlie Salt, a character played by Sammy Davis Jr. in the 1968 movie Salt and Pepper
- Evelyn Salt, the titular protagonist of the 2010 movie Salt
In film
- Salt (1987 film), an Indian Malayalam film
- Salt (2009 film)Salt (2009 film)Salt is an Australian documentary short film by director Michael Angus and photographer Murray Fredericks. It debuted at the Adelaide Film Festival in 2009....
, a short documentary - Salt (2010 film), an action film starring Angelina Jolie
In literature and publishing
- Salt (novel)Salt (novel)Salt is a novel by British science fiction author Adam Roberts.-Plot introduction:Colonists from Earth set out for a distant planet, but during the voyage, a factional skirmish turns into an irrevocable grudge, to play out during the course of their colonisation...
, by Adam Roberts - Salt PublishingSalt PublishingSalt Publishing is an independent publisher whose origins date back to 1990 when poet John Kinsella launched Salt Magazine in Western Australia. The journal rapidly developed an international reputation as a leading publisher of new poetry and poetics...
, a book publisher - Salt: A World History, a non-fiction book by Mark KurlanskyMark KurlanskyMark Kurlansky is an American journalist and writer of general interest non-fiction. He is especially known for titles on eclectic topics, such as cod or salt....
In music
- Salt (band)Salt (band)Salt was a Swedish grunge alternative rock band, who had one hit single from the album Auscultate, "Bluster", in the United States in 1996. "So" was released as a second single from Auscultate but did not achieve the same level of success....
, a Swedish alternative rock band - Salt (Forget Cassettes album)Salt (Forget Cassettes album)Following the departure of percussionist Doni Schroader in 2005, Forget Cassettes' Beth Cameron recruited Nashville drummer Aaron Ford and Apollo Up!'s Jay Leo Phillips on bass, guitar, keys, and backing vocals. The record was released in 2006 on Theory 8 Records, and eventually given a European...
- Salt (Lizz Wright album), 2003
- SALT (quartet)SALT (quartet)SALT is a Swedish barbershop quartet that won the Sweet Adelines International Quartet Championship for 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada in October 2006. The quartet placed third at the international contest in 2003 and 2004 , and earned a second place finish in 2005's contest in Detroit.-External links:*...
, a Swedish barbershop quartet - Salt (Venetian Snares album)Salt (Venetian Snares album)Salt is a 12" by Venetian Snares. It is his first overseas release, on the Hecate-run Zhark International record label. Salt was repressed in 2003 with different artwork.-Side B:# - "Intense Demonic Attacks" # - "Diffuse Vertigo Jenny"...
- Salt (Wuthering Heights album)SALT (Wuthering Heights album)Salt is the fifth full-length album by Danish band Wuthering Heights. It has been received with great reviews from the fans and the press. The album takes themes that involve the sea, and other myths and tales from the sailors culture....
- "S.A.L.T.", a song by The Orb on the album OrblivionOrblivionThough Orblivion was recorded in May 1996, it was not released until almost a year later, due to Island Records' desire to promote it as a follow up to U2's techno-rock album Pop. Orblivion sold very well in Europe as well as the United States, where it reached the Billboard Top 200...
Organizations
- SALT (institution)SALT (institution)SALT is a not-for-profit institution located in Istanbul, Turkey. Opened in April 2011, SALT hosts exhibitions, conferences and public programs; engages in interdisciplinary research projects; and sustains SALT Research, a library and archive of recent art, architecture, design, urbanism, and...
, a non-profit institution in Istanbul, Turkey - Sail and Life Training Society, a Canadian organization
- The Savior's Alliance for Lifting the TruthThe Savior's Alliance for Lifting the TruthThe Savior's Alliance for Lifting the Truth, commonly known as The SALT, is an evangelical Christian organization founded in 1996 by Christine O'Donnell, a Christian public relations and marketing consultant who ran for the United States Senate, hoping to represent the State of Delaware, in 2006,...
, a sexual abstinence organization
People
- Cheryl JamesCheryl JamesCheryl R. James , better known as Salt, is an American rapper and actress. She is a member of the rap trio Salt-N-Pepa, which also includes Pepa and Spinderella...
("Salt", born 1966), hip-hop artist, member of Salt-N-Pepa - Barbara SaltBarbara SaltDame Barbara Salt, DBE was a British diplomat.-Biography:Barbara Salt was born in Oroville, California to Reginald Salt, an English banker and his wife Maud, who returned to England not long after her birth. She was the granddaughter of banker and politician Sir Thomas Salt...
(1904–1975), British diplomat - Bernard SaltBernard SaltBernard Salt is an author, business advisor and media commentator. He rose to prominence with the release of his first book The Big Shift in which he predicted a rise in the demand for coastal lifestyle property underpinned by the imminent retirement of the baby boom generation...
, Australian financial writer - Charlotte SaltCharlotte SaltCharlotte Salt is an English actress. She attended St Dominic's Priory School ....
(born 1985), English actress - Edward William SaltEdward William SaltSir Edward William Salt was a Conservative Member of Parliament for the Birmingham Yardley constituency from 1931 to 1945....
(1881–1970), British politician - Henry Salt (Egyptologist)Henry Salt (Egyptologist)Henry Salt was an English artist, traveller, diplomat, and Egyptologist.-Biography:Salt, the son of a physician, was born in Lichfield. He trained as a portrait painter, first in Lichfield and then in London under Joseph Farington and John Hoppner. In 1802 he was appointed secretary and...
(1780–1827), English artist, traveler, and diplomat - Henry Stephens SaltHenry Stephens SaltHenry Stephens Salt was an English writer and campaigner for social reform in the fields of prisons, schools, economic institutions, and the treatment of animals. He was a noted ethical vegetarian, anti-vivisectionist, socialist, and pacifist, and was well known as a literary critic, biographer,...
(1851–1939), English writer and campaigner for social reforms - Jennifer SaltJennifer SaltJennifer Salt is an American producer, screenwriter, and former actress.-Life and career:Salt was born in Los Angeles, California. Her parents were screenwriter Waldo Salt and actress Mary Davenport; her stepmother was the writer Eve Merriam...
(born 1944), American actress and screenwriter - John SaltJohn SaltJohn Salt is an English artist, whose obsessively detailed paintings from the late 1960s onwards made him one of the pioneers of the photorealist school....
(born 1937), English artist - John Stevenson SaltJohn Stevenson SaltJohn Stevenson Salt was an English barrister, banker and land owner.He was the son of Thomas Salt of Rugeley, Staffordshire. He married in 1800 Sarah Stevenson, granddaughter of William Stevenson, founder in 1737 of Stevenson's Bank in Stafford...
(1777–1845), English banker - John William SaltJohn William SaltJohn William Salt OGS is a retired Anglican Bishop of St Helena. Enthroned as bishop in 1999, he retired in March 2011. He has lived in the island of St Helena, which is situated in the South Atlantic Ocean.-Early life:...
, South African Anglican bishop - Phil SaltPhil SaltPhillip Thomas Salt , is an English footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League.-External links:*...
(born 1979), English footballer - Sam SaltSam SaltJames Frederick Thomas George "Sam" Salt, CB , was a British Rear-Admiral. He was the Captain of HMS Sheffield during the Falklands War....
(1940–2009), British admiral - Sir Thomas Salt, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Salt, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Salt, 1st Baronet , was a British banker and Conservative politician.His grandfather John Stevenson Salt, , married Sarah Stevenson, the granddaughter of John Stevenson, founder in 1737 of a banking company in Stafford...
(1830–1904), British banker and politician - Titus SaltTitus SaltSir Titus Salt, 1st Baronet , born in Morley, near Leeds, was a manufacturer, politician and philanthropist in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. His father Daniel Salt was a businessman and was sent Titus to Batley Grammar School...
(1803–1876), English textile manufacturer and benefactor - Waldo SaltWaldo SaltWaldo Miller Salt was an American screenwriter who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses during the era of McCarthyism.-Early life and career:...
(1914–1987), American screenwriter - William SaltWilliam SaltWilliam Salt was a banker in London and a genealogist and antiquary in whose memory the William Salt Library in Stafford was founded....
(1808–1863), English banker and genealogist
Other uses
- Salt (cryptography)Salt (cryptography)In cryptography, a salt consists of random bits, creating one of the inputs to a one-way function. The other input is usually a password or passphrase. The output of the one-way function can be stored rather than the password, and still be used for authenticating users. The one-way function...
- Salt (union organizing)Salt (union organizing)Salting is a labor union tactic involving the act of getting a job at a specific workplace with the intent of organizing a union. A person so employed is called a "salt"....
- Salt Grammar SchoolSalt Grammar SchoolTitus Salt School formerly called Salt Grammar School located in Baildon, West Yorkshire, England is a former grammar school, now a mixed comprehensive school, for students aged 11–18. It is a specialist school in Mathematics and Computing...
, Bradford, England - Seminars About Long-term Thinking, a lecture series
- Skin-associated lymphoid tissue, a component of Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissueMucosa-associated lymphoid tissueThe mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue is the diffusion system of small concentrations of lymphoid tissue found in various sites of the body, such as the gastrointestinal tract, thyroid, breast, lung, salivary glands, eye, and skin.MALT is populated by lymphocytes such as T cells and B cells, as...
- Southern African Large TelescopeSouthern African Large TelescopeThe Southern African Large Telescope is a 66m2 area optical telescope with a nominally 9.2 meter aperture but up to about 11.1m x ~9.8 m diameter aperture, and designed mainly for spectroscopy. It is located close to the town of Sutherland in the semi-desert region of the Karoo, South Africa...
- Speech Application Language TagsSpeech Application Language TagsSpeech Application Language Tags is an XML based markup language that is used in HTML and XHTML pages to add voice recognition capabilities to web based applications.-Description:...
, an XML-based markup language - Speech and Language Therapy
- Strategic Arms Limitation TalksStrategic Arms Limitation TalksThe Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty refers to two rounds of bilateral talks and corresponding international treaties involving the United States and the Soviet Union—the Cold War superpowers—on the issue of armament control. There were two rounds of talks and agreements: SALT I and SALT...
, nuclear weapon talks between the USA and USSR, or the resultant treaties- SALT I of 1972
- SALT II of 1979
- Syntactic salt, a type of computer language syntax