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Definition of salk

salk

/sɔːlk/
salk
Plural:salks
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salk Lexical Profile

• noun

1

United States virologist and medical researcher (Jonas Salk, 1914–1995) who developed the first safe and effective killed-virus vaccine against poliomyelitis.

Example

"The medical historian delivered a lecture on Jonas Salk and the eradication of polio in the twentieth century."

2

In materials science, an acronym (often capitalized as SALK) for a sulfonated aromatic polyketone polymer used in fuel cell membranes.

Example

"The researchers tested the proton conductivity of the newly synthesized salk membrane."

• Rhymes for salk

• Nearby Words

salivate
salivation
salix
salk
sallow
sallowness
sally

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Salk. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/salk
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