definitions

bitter lake

noun

a salt lake containing in solution a high concentration of sulfates, carbonates, and chlorides.

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Nearby words

bitter cassava, bitter cress, bitter dock, bitter end, bitter herb, bitter lake, bitter lakes, bitter melon, bitter orange, bitter pill, bitter pill to swallow

Origin of bitter lake

First recorded in 1880–85

Definition for bitter lake (2 of 2)

Bitter Lakes

plural noun

two lakes in NE Egypt, forming part of the Suez Canal.

Origin of Bitter Lakes

First recorded in 1835–45
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British Dictionary definitions for bitter lake

Bitter Lakes

pl n

two lakes, the Great Bitter Lake and Little Bitter Lake in NE Egypt: part of the Suez Canal
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