salt out
C1 formal separable transitive
In simple words
To make something come out of a liquid by adding salt to it — a chemistry technique.
Literal meaning: Salt causes something to come out of a solution — fairly transparent once the chemistry is understood.
Meanings
1 C1 formal
In chemistry, to cause a dissolved substance to separate and precipitate from a solution by adding salt, which reduces its solubility.
"The biochemists salted out the protein by gradually adding ammonium sulphate to the solution."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Technical/scientific term used in chemistry, biochemistry, and industrial processes. Not used in everyday conversation. The object is typically a protein, enzyme, or organic compound.
Commonly used with
protein enzyme soap compound solution mixture
Forms
Base
salt out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
salts out
he/she/it
Past simple
salted out
yesterday
Past participle
salted out
have + pp
-ing form
salting out
continuous
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