Salpinx
(||Sal"pinx) n. [NL., from Gr. a trumpet.] (Old Anat.) The Eustachian tube, or the Fallopian tube.

Salsafy
(Sal"sa*fy) n. (Bot.) See Salsify.

Salsamentarious
(Sal`sa*men*ta"ri*ous) a. [L. salsamentarius, fr. salsamentum brine, pickled fish, fr. salsus salted, p. p. of salire to salt.] Salt; salted; saline. [R.]

Salse
(Salse) n. [F.] A mud volcano, the water of which is often impregnated with salts, whence the name.

Salsify
(Sal"si*fy) n. [F. salsifis.] (Bot.) See Oyster plant (a), under Oyster.

Salso-acid
(Sal"so-ac`id) a. [L. salsus salted, salt + acidus acid.] Having a taste compounded of saltness and acidity; both salt and acid. [R.]

Salsoda
(Sal`so"da) n. See Sal soda, under Sal.

Salsola
(||Sal"so*la) n. [NL., fr. L. salsus salt, because they contain alkaline salts.] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the glasswort. See Glasswort.

salsuginous
(sal*su"gi*nous) a. [L. salsugo, -ginis, saltness, from salsus salted, salt: cf. F. salsugineux.] (Bot.) Growing in brackish places or in salt marshes.


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