salinity

The quality of being saline.

Noun

  1. The quality of being saline.
  2. The concentration of salt in a solution.

Origin

Etymology tree English saline Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English salinity From saline + -ity.

Forms

salinities

Synonyms

salineness saltiness

Derived

hypersalinity hyposalinity Messinian salinity crisis palaeosalinity