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salt out

British

verb

(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

Jay looked on, his eyes dark and closed off, as what used to be Susie continued to clean the salt out of her skin.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

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