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Salinity
see synonyms of salinityNoun
the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Salinity
see synonyms of salinityadjective
1.
of, concerned with, consisting of, or containing common salt
a saline taste
2. medicine
of or relating to a saline
3.
of, concerned with, consisting of, or containing any chemical salt, esp a metallic salt resembling sodium chloride
noun
4. medicine
an isotonic solution of sodium chloride in distilled water
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Salinity
see synonyms of salinity adjective
1.
of, characteristic of, or containing common salt, or sodium chloride
2.
of or containing any of the salts of the alkali metals or magnesium
noun
3.
a salt spring, lick, mine, etc.
4.
a salt of magnesium or of an alkali metal, often used as a cathartic
5.
a saline solution, esp. one that is isotonic, used in medical treatment or biological experiments
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Salinity
see synonyms of salinityadj.
1. Of, relating to, or containing salt; salty.
2. Of or relating to chemical salts.
n.
1. A salt of magnesium or of the alkalis, used in medicine as a cathartic.
2. A saline solution, especially one that is isotonic with blood and is used in medicine and surgery.
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