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salinity
[ suh-lin-i-tee ]
/ sÉËlÉȘn ÉȘ ti /
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noun
the quality or condition of being salty; saltiness: Ocean currents are driven by differences in the temperature and salinity of the water.
a measurement of the amount of salt in a given solution:Adding fresh water to a marsh lowers salinity.
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OTHER WORDS FROM salinity
hy·per·sa·lin·i·ty, nounnon·sa·lin·i·ty, nounsub·sa·lin·i·ty, nounWords nearby salinity
Salinas, saline, saline agglutinin, saline solution, Salinger, salinity, salinization, salinize, salinometer, Salique, Salisbury
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