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• Salso-acid — Sal so ac id, a. [L. salsus salted, salt + acidus acid.] Having a taste compounded of saltness and acidity; both salt and acid. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• verdigris — Cupric acetate (normal). [O. Fr. verd, green, de, of, Gris, Greeks] * * * ver·di·gris vərd ə .grēs, .gris, grəsalso .grē n a green or greenish blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper, consisting of one or more… …   Medical dictionary