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subsalt en · ADJ

Etymology

From sub- + salt.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Lying beneath a layer of salt.
    • The subsalt basin that contains Tupi, the new deepwater field estimated to hold the equivalent of five billion to eight billion barrels of light crude oil, is creating a buzz among the world’s largest oil companies. 2008 January 11, Alexei Barrionuevo, “Hot Prospect for Oil’s Big League”, in New York Times:

subsalt en · NOUN

Etymology

From sub- + salt.

Meanings

  1. (archaic) A basic salt.

Forms

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Relateds

supersalt

Translations (2)

ga foshalann (a basic salt) · gv fo-hollan (a basic salt)