saltstone
saltstone · saltstones
Salt that has accumulated and hardened into a rocklike consistencySalt that has accumulated and hardened into a rocklike consistency.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Salt that has accumulated and hardened into a rocklike consistency.
Origin
From Middle English saltstone, salteston, salt stan, from Old English sealtstān (“rock salFrom Middle English saltstone, salteston, salt stan, from Old English sealtstān (“rock salt, niter”), from Proto-West Germanic *saltastain, equivalent to salt + stone.
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Forms
plural: saltstonesWord family
1 related wordsRelatedrock salt
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable