Salts is the plural of salt, referring to common mineral compounds like sodium chloride. In everyday use, it denotes multiple salt grains, or figuratively, a group or collection of things described as “salts.” The term appears across science, cooking, and historical contexts, often in phrases like “rock salts” or “salt salts” (e.g., chemical samples). It is pronounced with a clear initial s, a short vowel, and a final /ts/ cluster.
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