common salt
Noun
Meaning
white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
a white crystalline solid consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl)
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A seasoned salt can be easily made by dry-roasting common salt with five-spice powder under low heat in a dry pan until the spice and salt are well mixed.
The most common salt of MDMA is the hydrochloride salt; pure MDMA hydrochloride is water-soluble and appears as a white or off-white powder or crystal.
In the fully boiled process, the mix is actually boiled (100+ °C), and, after saponification has occurred, the “neat soap” is precipitated from the solution by adding common salt, and the excess liquid is drained off.
By 1814 the Leblanc process of making alkali from common salt was introduced to Britain.
Gustavson, pg. 6 By 1837, he was able to fix the images with a common salt solution.
The most common compound of chlorine, sodium chloride (common salt), has been known since ancient times.