| sales slip |
a receipt from a retail store. |
| sales talk |
a discussion or persuasive presentation designed to sell a product or win support for an idea or course of action. |
| sales tax |
a tax on retail sales, usu. set at a fixed percentage of the sale price and paid by the consumer. |
| saleswoman |
a woman who sells goods or services as an occupation, esp. in a store or throughout a specific geographic territory. |
| Salic law |
the legal code of the Salian Franks, esp. the prohibition against inheritance of land by women. [2 definitions] |
| salicylate |
a salt or ester of salicylic acid. |
| salicylic acid |
a white crystalline powder prepared from salicin or phenol, used as an ingredient in aspirin, as a food preservative and flavoring, and as an antiseptic in treating certain skin conditions. |
| salience |
the condition of being prominent or important. [2 definitions] |
| salient |
extremely noticeable or prominent; conspicuous; important. [4 definitions] |
| saliferous |
yielding or containing salt. |
| salify |
to form into a salt. [2 definitions] |
| salimeter |
a hydrometer that measures the concentration of salt in a solution; salinometer. |
| salina |
a salty marsh, spring, lake, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| saline |
of, pertaining to, or containing salt. [3 definitions] |
| salinometer |
an instrument that measure the concentration of salt in a solution, esp. by indirect measurement of electrical conductivity. |
| Salisbury |
see "Harare." |
| Salisbury steak |
a seasoned patty of ground beef, fried or broiled and often served with gravy. |
| Salish |
one of a group of northwestern North American Indian peoples. [2 definitions] |
| Salishan |
of, related to, or designating the Salish, or their language or culture. |
| saliva |
the colorless, tasteless liquid that is produced by glands in the mouth and that aids in the tasting, chewing, and digestion of food. |
| salivate |
to secrete saliva in the mouth. [2 definitions] |