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  6  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sal  \Sal\  (s[a^]l),  n.  [L.  See  {Salt}.]  (Chem.  &  Pharm.) 
  Salt. 
 
  {Sal  absinthii}  [NL.]  (Old  Chem.),  an  impure  potassium 
  carbonate  obtained  from  the  ashes  of  wormwood  ({Artemisia 
  Absinthium}). 
 
  {Sal  acetosell[ae]}  [NL.]  (Old  Chem.),  salt  of  sorrel. 
 
  {Sal  alembroth}.  (Old  Chem.)  See  {Alembroth}. 
 
  {Sal  ammoniac}  (Chem.),  ammonium  chloride,  {NH4Cl},  a  white 
  crystalline  volatile  substance  having  a  sharp  salty  taste, 
  obtained  from  gas  works  from  nitrogenous  matter,  etc  It 
  is  largely  employed  as  a  source  of  ammonia,  as  a  reagent, 
  and  as  an  expectorant  in  bronchitis.  So  called  because 
  originally  made  from  the  soot  from  camel's  dung  at  the 
  temple  of  Jupiter  Ammon  in  Africa.  Called  also  {muriate  of 
  ammonia}. 
 
  {Sal  catharticus}  [NL.]  (Old  Med.  Chem.),  Epsom  salts. 
 
  {Sal  culinarius}  [L.]  (Old  Chem.),  common  salt,  or  sodium 
  chloride. 
 
  {Sal  Cyrenaicus}.  [NL.]  (Old  Chem.)  See  {Sal  ammoniac}  above. 
 
 
  {Sal  de  duobus},  {Sal  duplicatum}  [NL.]  (Old  Chem.), 
  potassium  sulphate;  --  so  called  because  erroneously 
  supposed  to  be  composed  of  two  salts,  one  acid  and  one 
  alkaline. 
 
  {Sal  diureticus}  [NL.]  (Old  Med.  Chem.),  potassium  acetate. 
 
 
  {Sal  enixum}  [NL.]  (Old  Chem.),  acid  potassium  sulphate. 
 
  {Sal  gemm[ae]}  [NL.]  (Old  Min.),  common  salt  occuring  native. 
 
 
  {Sal  Jovis}  [NL.]  (Old  Chem.),  salt  tin,  or  stannic  chloride; 
  --  the  alchemical  name  of  tin  being  Jove. 
 
  {Sal  Martis}  [NL.]  (Old  Chem.),  green  vitriol,  or  ferrous 
  sulphate;  --  the  alchemical  name  of  iron  being  Mars. 
 
  {Sal  microcosmicum}  [NL.]  (Old  Chem.)  See  {Microcosmic  salt}, 
  under  {Microcosmic}. 
 
  {Sal  plumbi}  [NL.]  (Old  Chem.),  sugar  of  lead. 
 
  {Sal  prunella}.  (Old  Chem.)  See  {Prunella  salt},  under  1st 
  {Prunella}. 
 
  {Sal  Saturni}  [NL.]  (Old  Chem.),  sugar  of  lead,  or  lead 
  acetate;  --  the  alchemical  name  of  lead  being  Saturn. 
 
  {Sal  sedativus}  [NL.]  (Old  Chem.),  sedative  salt,  or  boric 
  acid. 
 
  {Sal  Seignette}  [F.  seignette  sel  de  seignette]  (Chem.), 
  Rochelle  salt. 
 
  {Sal  soda}  (Chem.),  sodium  carbonate.  See  under  {Sodium}. 
 
  {Sal  vitrioli}  [NL.]  (Old  Chem.),  white  vitriol;  zinc 
  sulphate. 
 
  {Sal  volatile}.  [NL.] 
  a  (Chem.)  See  {Sal  ammoniac},  above. 
  b  Spirits  of  ammonia. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sal  \Sal\  (s[add]l),  n.  [Hind.  s[=a]l,  Skr.  [,c][=a]la.]  (Bot.) 
  An  East  Indian  timber  tree  ({Shorea  robusta}),  much  used  for 
  building  purposes.  It  is  of  a  light  brown  color, 
  close-grained,  heavy,  and  durable.  [Written  also  {saul}.] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  SAL 
 
  1.  {Single  Assignment  Language}. 
 
  2.  Simple  Actor  Language. 
 
  A  minimal  {actor}  language,  used  for  pedagogical  purposes  in: 
 
  ["Actors,  A  Model  of  Concurrent  Computation  in  Distributed 
  Systems",  G.  Agha,  MIT  Press  1986]. 
 
  (1994-12-08) 
 
  3.  SPARK  Annotation  Language. 
 
  {ICL},  Ltd.  Used  in  the  verification  of  {SPARK}  programs 
  against  {Z}  specifications. 
 
  (1994-12-08) 
 
 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  SAL 
  Semware  Applications  Language  (Semware) 
 
 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  SAL 
  Security  Access  List 
 
 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  SAL 
  Symbolic  Assembly  Language  (assembler)




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