Hypernyms for "salt"
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acetate
acrylate
alkali
ammonium chloride
arsenate
benzoate
bichromate
bile salt
borate
borosilicate
calcium chloride
calcium lactate
calcium octadecanoate
calcium stearate
calcium sulfate
calcium sulphate
carbamate
carbonate
chlorate
chromate
chrome alum
citrate
cream of tartar
cyanide
dibasic salt
dichromate
double salt
ethanoate
ferricyanide
ferrocyanide
fluoroboride
fluosilicate
fulminate
Glauber''s salt
Glauber''s salts
glutamate
halide
hypochlorite
inorganic phosphate
isocyanate
lactate
manganate
microcosmic salt
orthophosphate
oxalacetate
oxalate
oxaloacetate
perchlorate
permanganate
phosphate
polyphosphate
potassium bitartrate
potassium bromide
potassium chlorate
potassium dichromate
potassium hydrogen tartrate
propenoate
pyrophosphate
sal ammoniac
sal soda
salicylate
silicate
soda
soda ash
sodium bichromate
sodium carbonate
sodium carboxymethyl cellulose
sodium chlorate
sodium dichromate
sodium fluoride
sulfate
sulfonate
sulphate
tartar
tartrate
thiocyanate
tungstate
urate
vanadate
washing soda
xanthate
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.