excess salt

collocation in English

meaningsofexcessandsalt

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withsalt.
excess
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈek.ses/us
/ˈek.ses/
extra:
See more atexcess
salt
noun
uk
/sɒlt/us
/sɑːlt/
a common white substance found in sea water and in the ground, used especially to add flavour to food or to ...
See more atsalt

(Definition ofexcessandsaltfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexcess salt

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Other contributory factors are excessive alcohol intake, obesity,excesssaltin the diet and diabetes.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is recommended that the bacon is blanched before frying to remove anyexcesssalt.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Excesssaltcould be scraped off the meat to supplement the salt ration.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
They respond to the loss by drinking large amounts of saltwater, and actively excreting theexcesssalt.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Nasal glands removeexcesssaltfrom seawater consumed by the petrel as a concentrated solution excreted through the nostrils.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Seabirds can drink seawater and have salt glands inside the head that eliminateexcesssaltout of the nostrils.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Excesssaltmust then be removed by a desalting method such as dialysis.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Procellariiformes drink seawater, so they have to excreteexcesssalt.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This salt gland helps emitexcesssaltfrom the body through the nasal openings in their beaks.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
It will be constructed on brownfield land that is unusable for agriculture due toexcesssaltpollution.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
They can drink salt water because their supraorbital gland filtersexcesssaltfrom the bloodstream.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The sap is salty andexcesssaltis secreted through the leaves.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Excesssaltin the preserved vegetable is leached out by soaking in fresh water.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Lachrymal glands located behind each eye allow the loggerhead to maintain osmotic balance by eliminating theexcesssaltobtained from ingesting ocean water.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Near their eyes, sea turtles possess glands that produce salty tears that rid their body ofexcesssalttaken in from the water they drink.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This change has been shown to blunt the effects ofexcesssaltintake on hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Many medieval recipes specifically warn against oversalting and there were recommendations for soaking certain products in water to get rid ofexcesssalt.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
When the fish was taken from the saltbulk it was then washed ofexcesssaltand film that had formed during the curing process.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Theexcesssaltcan be stored in cells or excreted out from salt glands on leaves.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
It was not uncommon for the beef to be salted in a brine for a few days, then soaked overnight to removeexcesssaltbefore it was boiled.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofexcess
Go to the definition ofsalt
See other collocations withsalt