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原盐

Word · NounTraditional原鹽

raw salt; crude salt; industrial salt

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

raw salt; crude salt; salt obtained through preliminary sun-drying or boiling

technical

Contains more impurities than refined table salt; primarily used as industrial raw material rather than for direct consumption.

Zhè这
jiā家
huà化
gōng工
chǎng厂
měi每
nián年
shēng生
chǎn产
shù数
shí十
wàn万
dūn吨
yuán原
yán盐
 。

This chemical plant produces hundreds of thousands of tons of raw salt every year.

Yuán原
yán盐
xū需
yào要
jīng经
guò过
jīng精
zhì制
cái才
néng能
biàn变
chéng成
shí食
yòng用
yán盐
 。

Raw salt needs to be refined before it can become table salt.

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Zhè这
xiē些
yuán原
yán盐
hán含
yǒu有
jiào较
duō多
de的
měi镁
lí离
zǐ子
hé和
gài钙
lí离
zǐ子
 。

This raw salt contains relatively high amounts of magnesium and calcium ions.