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salt out

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verb

  1. (adverb) chem to cause (a dissolved substance) to come out of solution by adding an electrolyte

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“Someone else gave us some rice, a little oil and some salt out of which we made a stew last night and ate that,” she said.

From Washington Times Nov. 5, 2023

“It simply takes a lot of energy to pull salt out of water,” said Peter Gleick, president emeritus of the California-based Pacific Institute, who has studied water resources for decades.

From Seattle Times Nov. 10, 2022

If you're going to keep the flour, sugar, and salt out on the counter, put them in pretty canisters.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2022

To take the salt out of saltwater, desalination technology pushes treated seawater across a semi-permeable membrane at pressure.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2022

I blinked salt out of my eyes and spat out another mouthful of sour seawater.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

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