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- US Pronunciation
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- [sawlt out]
- /sɔlt aʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sawlt out]
- /sɔlt aʊt/
Definitions of salt out words
- noun salt out a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc. 1
- noun salt out table salt mixed with a particular herb or seasoning for which it is named: garlic salt; celery salt. 1
- noun salt out Chemistry. any of a class of compounds formed by the replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms of an acid with elements or groups, which are composed of anions and cations, and which usually ionize in solution; a product formed by the neutralization of an acid by a base. 1
- noun salt out salts, any of various salts used as purgatives, as Epsom salts. 1
- noun salt out an element that gives liveliness, piquancy, or pungency: Anecdotes are the salt of his narrative. 1
- noun salt out wit; pungency. 1
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Origin of salt out
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun and adj.) Middle English; Old English sealt; cognate with German Salz, Old Norse, Gothic salt; akin to Latin sāl, Greek háls (see halo-); (v.) Middle English salten, Old English s(e)altan; compare Old High German salzan, Old Norse salta, Dutch zouten; see salary
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Parts of speech for Salt out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
salt out popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
salt out usage trend in Literature
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