salt bath
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But tonight she mentioned a salt bath, or wet brine, which does sound like a more uniform way to draw out water from the cabbage.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2022
X-ray crystallography saturates proteins in a salt bath solution until they form crystals akin to rock candy.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 31, 2020
The main way that glass makers strengthen glass is through tempering, which can either be an intense heating process or a chemical treatment, like the aforementioned salt bath.
From The Verge ● Oct. 19, 2018
On the line, his mother demanded he stock up on salt – she had received a text message circulating with the "cure" of a hot salt bath before dawn.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 13, 2014
Virginia, fresh from her cold, salt bath, came on deck, and saw the Countess de Mattos there, with George Trent.
From The Castle Of The Shadows by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
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