calcium chloride

English Thesaurus

1. a deliquescent salt; used in de-icing and as a drying agent (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	salt,
definition	:	a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal) (noun.substance)

substance meronym	:	brine, saltwater, seawater,
definition	:	water containing salts (noun.substance)