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Definition of Salting out
1. Noun. (chemistry) The precipitation of a solute by the addition of an electrolyte ¹
2. Noun. (biochemistry) a technique for the separation of proteins by differential precipitation in a solution of sodium chloride or ammonium sulphate ¹
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Medical Definition of Salting out
1. The precipitation of a protein from its solution by saturation or partial saturation with such neutral salts as sodium chloride, magnesium sulfate, or ammonium sulfate. (05 Mar 2000)