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Salinity vs Hypersaline - What's the difference?

salinity | hypersaline |

As a noun salinity

is the quality of being saline.

As an adjective hypersaline is

having an abnormally high salinity.

salinity

English

Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * salineness * saltiness

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    hypersaline

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having an abnormally high salinity