Sal"tire (?), n. [F. sautoir, fr. LL. saltatorium a sort of stirrup,
fr. L. saltatorius saltatory. See Saltatory, Sally, v.] (Her.) A St.
Andrew's cross, or cross in the form of an X, -- one of the honorable
ordinaries.
Sal"tire*wise` (?), adv. (Her.) In the manner of a saltire; -- said
especially of the blazoning of a shield divided by two lines drawn in
the direction of a bend and a bend sinister, and crossing at the
center.
Salt"ish (?), a. Somewhat salt. -- Salt"ish*ly, adv. -- Salt"ish*ness,
n.
Salt"less, a. Destitute of salt; insipid.
Salt"ly, adv. With taste of salt; in a salt manner.
Salt"mouth` (?), n. A wide-mouthed bottle with glass stopper for
holding chemicals, especially crystallized salts.
Salt"ness (?), n. The quality or state of being salt, or state of being
salt, or impregnated with salt; salt taste; as, the saltness of sea
water.
{ Salt`pe"ter, Salt`pe"tre }, (&?;), n. [F. salpêtre, NL. sal petrae,
literally, rock salt, or stone salt; so called because it exudes from
rocks or walls. See Salt, and Petrify.] (Chem.) Potassium nitrate;
niter; a white crystalline substance, KNO3, having a cooling saline
taste, obtained by leaching from certain soils in which it is produced
by the process of nitrification (see Nitrification, 2). It is a strong
oxidizer, is the chief constituent of gunpowder, and is also used as an
antiseptic in curing meat, and in medicine as a diuretic, diaphoretic,
and refrigerant.
Chili salpeter (Chem.), sodium nitrate (distinguished from potassium
nitrate, or true salpeter), a white crystalline substance, NaNO3,
having a cooling, saline, slightly bitter taste. It is obtained by
leaching the soil of the rainless districts of Chili and Peru. It is
deliquescent and cannot be used in gunpowder, but is employed in the
production of nitric acid. Called also cubic niter. -- Saltpeter acid
(Chem.), nitric acid; -- sometimes so called because made from
saltpeter.
Salt`pe"trous (?), a. [Cf. F. salpêtreux.] Pertaining to saltpeter, or
partaking of its qualities; impregnated with saltpeter. [Obs.]
Salt" rheum (?). (Med.) A popular name, esp. in the United States, for
various cutaneous eruptions, particularly for those of eczema. See
Eczema.
Salt"wort` (?), n. (Bot.) A name given to several plants which grow on
the seashore, as the Batis maritima, and the glasswort. See Glasswort.
Black saltwort, the sea milkwort.
Salt"y (?), a. Somewhat salt; saltish.
Sa*lu"bri*ous (?), a. [L. salubris, or saluber, fr. salus health; akin
to salvus safe, sound, well. See Safe.] Favorable to health; healthful;
promoting health; as, salubrious air, water, or climate.
Syn. -- Healthful; wholesome; healthy; salutary.
-- Sa-lu"bri*ous*ly, adv. -- Sa*lu"bri*ous*ness, n.
Sa*lu"bri*ty (?), n. [L. salubritas: cf. F. salubrité See Salubrious.]
The quality of being salubrious; favorableness to the preservation of
health; salubriousness; wholesomeness; healthfulness; as, the salubrity
of the air, of a country, or a climate. "A sweet, dry smell of
salubrity." G. W. Cable.