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Salt Marsh: A coastal habitat consisting of salt-resistant plants residing in an organic-rich sediment accreting toward sea level

Salt Water: The water of the ocean, distinguished from fresh water by its appreciable salinity.

Salt Bridge: A tube (often filled with ion-laced agar) that allows two solutions to be in electrical contact without mixing in an electrochemical cell.

Saltarello: Italian 'jumping dance', often characterized by triplets in a rapid 4/4 time.

Saltation: The transport of sediment in short jumps and bounces above the stream bed or ground by a current that is not strong enough to hold the sediment in continuous suspension. (See suspension and . . . View Full Definition

Soluble Salt: An ionic compound that dissolves in a solvent (usually water).

Silver Salts: Compounds of silver.

Salting: Refers to paid union organizers who apply for jobs with an employer for the purpose of organizing the employer’s workforce.

Basalt: A dark-colored fine-grained extrusive igneous rock composed largely of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene. Similar in composition to gabbro. Basalt is thought to be one of the main components . . . View Full Definition

Salt: A basic taste characterized by solutions of chlorides, bromides, iodides, nitrates, and sulfates of potassium and lithium.