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Salinity vs Concentration - What's the difference?

salinity | concentration |

Salinity is a see also of concentration.


As nouns the difference between salinity and concentration

is that salinity is the quality of being saline while concentration is the act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.

salinity

English

Noun

(salinities)
  • The quality of being saline.
  • (chemistry) The concentration of salt in a solution.
  • Synonyms

    * salineness * saltiness

    References

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    concentration

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.
  • # The direction of attention to a specific object.
  • # The act, process or product of reducing the volume of a liquid, as by evaporation.
  • # The act or process of removing the dress of ore and of reducing the valuable part to smaller compass, as by currents of air or water.
  • A field or course of study on which one focuses, especially as a student in a college or university.
  • The proportion of a substance in a whole.
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  • # (chemistry) The amount of solute in a solution measured in suitable units (e.g., parts per million (ppm))
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  • Coordinate terms

    * (course of study) major, minor

    See also

    * salinity