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Salt water (alchemy)

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A symbol used in alchemy to represent salt water.

In traditional alchemy, a downward-pointing triangle is the symbol for water, and a circle bisected horizontally stands for salt, so the combination of imagery in this symbol is clear.

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Asymmetric, Closed shape, Monochrome, Contains both straight and curved lines, Has crossing lines.

Category: Alchemical Symbols.

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