A salt is an ionic compound produced by the neutralisation of an acid with a base, consisting of the cation from the base and the anion from the acid. Note the chemical sense of the word: in chemistry a 'salt' means any such ionic compound, not only the table salt (sodium chloride) of everyday speech. For example, the reaction of nitric acid with sodium hydroxide yields the salt sodium nitrate.

盐是酸与碱中和生成的离子化合物,由来自碱的阳离子和来自酸的阴离子组成。注意该词的化学含义:在化学中“盐”指任何这样的离子化合物,而不仅是日常所说的食盐(氯化钠)。例如,硝酸与氢氧化钠反应生成盐硝酸钠。