road salt

salt applied to road surfaces to lower the freezing point of water in order to prevent ice or snow buildup
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road salt

Summary

road salt ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • road salt's image is recorded as Lamure-sur-Azergues - Dépôt de sel pour les routes (mars 2019).jpg[2].
  • road salt's GND ID is recorded as 4140468-3[3].
  • road salt's subclass of is recorded as salt[4].
  • road salt's subclass of is recorded as thawing agent[5].
  • road salt's subclass of is recorded as environmental hazard[6].
  • road salt's has use is recorded as slippery roads control[7].
  • road salt's has use is recorded as de-icing[8].
  • road salt's has use is recorded as snow removal[9].
  • road salt's Commons category is recorded as Road salt[10].
  • road salt's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120ykn9v[11].
  • road salt's Quora topic ID is recorded as Road-Salt[12].
  • road salt's museum-digital tag ID is recorded as 45822[13].

Why It Matters

road salt ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). road salt. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/road-salt
MLA “road salt.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/road-salt.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_road-salt_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{road salt}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/road-salt}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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