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Salts

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

In chemistry an important class of compound substances formed by the union of an acid with a metal or a base, that is, a substance having, like a metal, the power of replacing in part or in whole the hydrogen of the acid employed.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Salts'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​s/salts.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.