garam
Pronunciation: [ˈɡa.ram]
“garam” is an Indonesian word. Its 3 meanings in English:
noun
- a common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative
- one of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid
- (salt-like) fertilizer
Etymology
From Malay garam, from Classical Malay garam (“table salt”), from Proto-Malayic *garəm (“grain”). The chemistry sense is a semantic loan from Dutch zout (“salt”).
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