Salt vs. Tar — What's the Difference?

A mineral used in seasoning.

A black, sticky liquid derived from organic material.

Sodium chloride crystals.

A byproduct of wood or coal distillation.

A substance for de-icing roads.

A material used in roofing for waterproofing.

A compound used to preserve food.

A sealant for wooden structures.

A chemical used in industrial processes.

An adhesive substance for paving.

Salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl), a chemical compound belonging to the larger class of salts; salt in the form of a natural crystalline mineral is known as rock salt or halite. Salt is present in vast quantities in seawater.

Tar is a dark brown or black viscous liquid of hydrocarbons and free carbon, obtained from a wide variety of organic materials through destructive distillation. Tar can be produced from coal, wood, petroleum, or peat.Mineral products resembling tar can be produced from fossil hydrocarbons, such as petroleum.

A usually whitish crystalline solid, chiefly sodium chloride, used extensively in ground or granulated form as a food seasoning and preservative. Also called common salt, table salt.

A dark, thick flammable liquid distilled from wood or coal, consisting of a mixture of hydrocarbons, resins, alcohols, and other compounds. It is used in road-making and for coating and preserving timber.

An ionic chemical compound formed by replacing all or part of the hydrogen ions of an acid with metal ions or other cations.

A sailor.

Salts Any of various mineral salts used as laxatives or cathartics.

Cover (something) with tar

Salts Smelling salts.

A dark, oily, viscous material, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, produced by the destructive distillation of organic substances such as wood, coal, or peat.

Often salts Epsom salts.

See coal tar.

An element that gives flavor or zest.

A solid residue of tobacco smoke containing byproducts of combustion.

Sharp lively wit.

A sailor.

(Informal) A sailor, especially when old or experienced.

To coat with or as if with tar.

A saltcellar.

A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.

Containing or filled with salt

Coal tar.

Having a salty taste or smell

(uncountable) A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.

Preserved in salt or a salt solution

A sailor, because of the traditional tarpaulin clothes.

Flooded with seawater.

(uncountable) Black tar, a form of heroin.

Found in or near such a flooded area

(computing) A program for archiving files, common on Unix systems.

To add, treat, season, or sprinkle with salt.

(computing) A file produced by such a program.

To cure or preserve by treating with salt or a salt solution.

A Persian long-necked, waisted string instrument, shared by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus.

To provide salt for (deer or cattle).

A single-headed round frame drum originating in North Africa and the Middle East.

To add zest or liveliness to

(transitive) To coat with tar.

To give an appearance of value to by fraudulent means, especially to place valuable minerals in (a mine) for the purpose of deceiving.

(transitive) To besmirch.

A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative.

To create a tar archive.

(chemistry) One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.

A sailor; a seaman.

(uncommon) A salt marsh, a saline marsh at the shore of a sea.

A thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal, etc., and having a varied composition according to the temperature and material employed in obtaining it.

(slang) A sailor also old salt.

To smear with tar, or as with tar; as, to tar ropes; to tar cloth.

(cryptography) Randomly chosen bytes added to a plaintext message prior to encrypting or hashing it, in order to render brute-force decryption more difficult.

Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

A person who seeks employment at a company in order to (once employed by it) help unionize it.

A man who serves as a sailor

(obsolete) Flavour; taste; seasoning.

Coat with tar;

(obsolete) Piquancy; wit; sense.

(obsolete) A dish for salt at table; a salt cellar.

Epsom salts or other salt used as a medicine.

(figurative) Skepticism and common sense.

(Internet slang) Tears; indignation; outrage; arguing.

The money demanded by Eton schoolboys during the montem.

One who joins a workplace for the purpose of unionizing it.

A bounding; a leaping; a prance.

Salty; salted.

Saline.

Related to salt deposits, excavation, processing or use.

Bitter; sharp; pungent.

Salacious; lecherous; lustful; (of animals) in heat.

Costly; expensive.

(transitive) To add salt to.

(intransitive) To deposit salt as a saline solution.

To fill with salt between the timbers and planks for the preservation of the timber.

To insert or inject something into an object to give it properties it would not naturally have.

(mining) To blast metal into as a portion of a mine in order to cause to appear to be a productive seam.

(archaeology) To add bogus evidence to an archaeological site.

(transitive) To add certain chemical elements to (a nuclear weapon) so that it generates more radiation.

(transitive) To sprinkle throughout.

(cryptography) To add filler bytes before encrypting, in order to make brute-force decryption more resource-intensive.

To render a thing useless.

To sow with salt (of land), symbolizing a curse on its re-inhabitation.

(wiki) To lock a page title so it cannot be created.

The chloride of sodium, a substance used for seasoning food, for the preservation of meat, etc. It is found native in the earth, and is also produced, by evaporation and crystallization, from sea water and other water impregnated with saline particles.

Hence, flavor; taste; savor; smack; seasoning.

Hence, also, piquancy; wit; sense; as, Attic salt.

A dish for salt at table; a saltcellar.

A sailor; - usually qualified by old.

The neutral compound formed by the union of an acid and a base; thus, sulphuric acid and iron form the salt sulphate of iron or green vitriol.

Fig.: That which preserves from corruption or error; that which purifies; a corrective; an antiseptic; also, an allowance or deduction; as, his statements must be taken with a grain of salt.

Any mineral salt used as an aperient or cathartic, especially Epsom salts, Rochelle salt, or Glauber's salt.

Marshes flooded by the tide.

The act of leaping or jumping; a leap.

Of or relating to salt; abounding in, or containing, salt; prepared or preserved with, or tasting of, salt; salted; as, salt beef; salt water.

Overflowed with, or growing in, salt water; as, a salt marsh; salt grass.

Fig.: Bitter; sharp; pungent.

Fig.: Salacious; lecherous; lustful.

To sprinkle, impregnate, or season with salt; to preserve with salt or in brine; to supply with salt; as, to salt fish, beef, or pork; to salt cattle.

To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber.

To deposit salt as a saline solution; as, the brine begins to salt.

A compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

White crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food

Negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons

The taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth

Add salt to

Sprinkle as if with salt;

Add zest or liveliness to;

Preserve with salt;

Containing or filled with salt;

Of speech that is painful or bitter;

One of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water

Salt is naturally found in seawater and mineral rock deposits.

Tar is used in construction, primarily for road paving and waterproofing.

No, salt is also used in industrial processes, water treatment, and road de-icing.

No, tar is not safe for consumption and is used only for construction purposes.

Common types include coal tar, wood tar, and bitumen.

Yes, salt is edible and is used for cooking and preserving food.

Tar is typically produced through the distillation of organic materials like coal, oil, or wood.

Yes, it's used in chemical production and as a water softener.

Yes, there are many varieties, such as table salt, sea salt, and kosher salt.

Yes, salt lowers the freezing point of water and is used for de-icing roads.

Tar is applied as a waterproof layer or sealant on roofs to prevent leaks.

Yes, historically tar was used to waterproof wooden ships.

Yes, naturally occurring salt can be found as halite rock or dissolved in seawater.

Yes, prolonged exposure to tar can cause skin, respiratory, and other health issues.

Excessive salt consumption can lead to health problems like hypertension.