salty

adj. denoting the taste elicited by sodium chloride or lithium chloride, by other sodium and lithium salts, and by the amino acid arginine. Sodium is the primary ion for generating osmotic forces in an organism and is an essential carrier of electrical potentials; it cannot be produced in the body and therefore must be ingested. —saltiness n.

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November 22nd 2024

transneural degeneration

see transsynaptic degeneration.