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salinity

sa·li·nity

UK/səˈlɪnɪti/ US/səˈlɪnɪti/ uncommon

noun

1.

the taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth

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2.

the relative proportion of salt in a solution

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Origin

From saline + -ity.

Phrases

  • Messinian salinity crisis

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