salted water
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water that contains a significant concentration of dissolved salts
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- Always boil pasta in salted water for better flavor.
- She gargled with warm salted water to soothe her sore throat.
- The recipe called for a cup of lightly salted water.
- Most marine life is adapted to live in salted water.
- He prepared the vegetables by blanching them in salted water.
- The ancient sailors carried fresh water, not salted water, on their voyages.
- A spoonful of salt transforms plain water into salted water.
- Some people believe drinking salted water can aid digestion.
- Rinsing a minor cut with salted water can help prevent infection.
- The chef recommended adding a pinch of saffron to the salted water for the rice.