salt bath

noun

1. metallurgy a bath of molten salts in which steel can be immersed to soak to a uniform and accurately maintained temperature as part of the process of heat treatment. Different salts are used for different temperatures

Example Sentences

Pairing small, immediate rewards to a task — like watching Netflix while on the treadmill or treating yourself to an Epsom salt bath after a long trail run — can make it easier and more enjoyable to continue doing these activities.

From New York Times

But tonight she mentioned a salt bath, or wet brine, which does sound like a more uniform way to draw out water from the cabbage.

From Salon

A marinade is to meat as an epsom salt bath is to me: a place to go after work, unwind wound-up muscles, drink a martini, eat potato chips, and read a magazine that I end up dropping in the tub when my cat leaps up and scares the living daylights out of me.

From Salon

By submerging the vials in a molten salt bath, sodium ions in the glass are replaced with larger potassium ions.

From BBC

X-ray crystallography saturates proteins in a salt bath solution until they form crystals akin to rock candy.

From National Geographic