salt out
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To precipitate out of a solution.
verb
To cause a solute to precipitate out of a solution.
Example Sentences
- "If the pregnancy is too advanced for the D & C or salting out procedures, a hysterotomy abortion may be performed."
- "[…] by instillation of hypertonic saline or hyperosmolar urea into the amniotic sac to “salt out” the fetus."