"pink salt" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} pink salt
  1. Any salt that is pink in color. Especially:
    (chemistry, dyeing) The double chlorides of (stannic) tin and ammonium, formerly much used as a mordant for madder and cochineal.
    Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-pink_salt-en-noun-Yf5r-~mR Topics: business, chemistry, dyeing, manufacturing, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, textiles
  2. Any salt that is pink in color. Especially:
    Himalayan salt.
    Sense id: en-pink_salt-en-noun-vO-nLyMD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 36 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 37 21 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 37 21 21
  3. Any salt that is pink in color. Especially:
    Alaea salt, an unrefined Hawaiian sea salt used in cooking or in rituals.
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  4. Any salt that is pink in color. Especially:
    Curing salt, containing sodium nitrite and sodium chloride, used in the curing of meats.
    Sense id: en-pink_salt-en-noun-6pbNBJha
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