An East Indian timber tree (Shorea robusta), much used for building purposes. It is of a light brown color, close-grained, heavy, and durable. [1913 Webster]
Sal absinthii[NL.](Old Chem.), an impure potassium carbonate obtained from the ashes of wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium). -- Sal acetosellæ[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 So called because originally made from the soot from camel's dung at the temple of Jupiter Ammon in Africa.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 gemmæ[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.