salt bath

British  

noun

1. metallurgy a bath of molten salts in which steel can be immersed to soak to a uniform and accurately maintained temperature as part of the process of heat treatment. Different salts are used for different temperatures

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salt bath

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

By soaking glass in a chemical salt bath, the company also introduces compressive stress into the inside of the glass.

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

To many the daily salt bath is the most delightful feature of the trip.

From Etiquette by Emily Post