isohaline
[ ahy-suh-hey-leen, -lahyn, -hal-een, -ahyn ]
/ ˌaɪ səˈheɪ lin, -laɪn, -ˈhæl in, -aɪn /
noun
a line on a map of the ocean connecting all points of equal salinity.
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Also i·so·hal·sine [ahy-suh-hal-seen, -sahyn]. /ˌaɪ səˈhæl sin, -saɪn/.
Words nearby isohaline
isogradient, isograft, isogram, isograph, isogriv, isohaline, isohel, isohemagglutination, isohemagglutinin, isohemolysin, isohemolysis
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