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Meaning of salt out | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To abort (a fetus) by injecting saline solution into the uterus.
    transitive
  2. To precipitate out of a solution.
  3. To cause a solute to precipitate out of a solution.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

salt the earth salt the mine salt up saltate saltated saltates

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