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sal | dal |

Dal is likely misspelled.


Dal has no English definition.

As a noun sal

is salt.

As a proper noun Sal

is a diminutive of the male given names Samuel and Salvador.

sal

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(-)
  • (chemistry, obsolete) salt
    • Usage notes
    Was used predominantly to form the names of various chemical compounds.
    Derived terms
    * sal absinthii * sal acetosellae * sal alembroth * sal ammoniac * sal catharticus * sal culinarius * sal cyrenaicus * sal de duobus * sal duplicatum * sal diureticus * sal enixum * sal gemmae * sal jovis * sal martis * sal microcosmicum * sal plumbi * sal Saturni * sal sedativus * sal seignette * sal soda * sal vitrioli * sal volatile

    Etymology 2

    Alternative forms

    * saul, shala

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Shorea robusta , a dipterocarpaceous tree.
  • * 1989 , Thomas Weber, Hugging the trees: the story of the Chipko movement (page 18)
    • As the sals were cut in the lower foothill districts the loggers looked towards the mountains in their search for other hardwood timber.

    Anagrams

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    dal

    Translingual

    Symbol

    (head)
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