sa·line

(sā′lēn′, -līn′)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or containing salt; salty.

2. Of or relating to chemical salts.

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.

[Latin salīnus, from sāl, salt; see sal- in Indo-European roots.]

sa·lin′i·ty (sə-lĭn′ĭ-tē) n.

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Noun	1.	salinity - the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth saltiness, salt gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation - the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste"
	2.	salinity - the relative proportion of salt in a solution brininess saltiness - the property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution)

Translations

salinità

salinity

[səˈlɪnɪtɪ] N → salinidad f

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salinity

[səˈlɪnəti] n → salinité f

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salinity

n → Salzigkeit f; (= content) → Salzgehalt m

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Furthermore, although the upper and lower salinity tolerances of G.

CHARACTERIZATION OF RIBBED MUSSEL GEUKENSIA DEMISSA (DILLWYN, 1817) HABITAT IN RELATION TO TIDAL ELEVATION AND SALINITY IN A SOUTH CAROLINA ESTUARY

Summary: Gangetic river dolphins in the Indian Sundarbans struggle with swelling salinity

Endangered river dolphins face new threat

Engineering Practices for Management of Soil Salinity: Agricultural, Physiological, and Adaptive Approaches

In arid and semiarid regions salinity affects physiology of most of the plants.

IONS ACCUMULATION, PROLINE CONTENT AND JUICE QUALITY OF SUGAR BEET GENOTYPES AS AFFECTED BY WATER SALINITY

Oceans around the world typically have a salt content (salinity) of around 3.5 per cent, but the percentage varies more in shallow coastal waters affected by rainfall.

Climate change a threat to oysters: Study

Increased soil salinity due to climate change- induced rises in sea-levels is likely to force nearly 2 lakh coastal residents to migrate to inland areas within Bangladesh to find alternate livelihoods, according to a study.

Sea level rise to force 2 lakh to migrate from BD coastal areas

The amphipod Hyalella azteca can be used as an alternative freshwater organism to expand the number of species for ecotoxicological evaluation in estuarine environments and conditions of low salinity. Besides its use for evaluating dredged material in inland and coastal waters (salinity of up to 15), as recommended by the USEPA (2000), there have been no studies on the influence of salinity on species sensitivity in brackish water trials; the only studies conducted to date have focused on tolerance to survival and reproduction at low salinities culturing (Nebeker & Miller, 1988).

Evaluation of potential confounding factors in sediment toxicity tests with Hyalella azteca (Saussure, 1858)

Basra, Iraq (NINA) - The Mayor of al-Faw district south of Basra, Walid al-Sharifi warned of the disaster of mass migration for the people of the district because of high salinity in the waters of the Shatt al-Arab.

Mayor Of Faw District In Basra Warns Of Mass Exodus Due To High Salinity In Water

SALINITY control and reclamation transition pilot project (SCARP) in Naushahro Feroze division has devastated agriculture and salinity control in Sindh.

Irrigation project

The effect of varying salinity levels (15% to 40% with 5% increment) on growth, feed efficiency and meat quality of red tilapia, Oreochromis sp.

Impact of Different Salinity Levels on Growing Performance, Food Conversion and Meat Quality of Red Tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) Reared in Seawater Tanks

While most coastal vegetation is well adapted to the changing conditions of such an environment, plant tolerance of rapidly occurring climate change effects, such as increasing temperature and salinity, is not yet known.

Temperature and salinity effects on germination of three Victorian saltbushes (Amaranthaceae)