salinity
/səˈlɪnɪti
/noun (plural salinities) [mass noun]
The concentration of dissolved salts in water etc., usually expressed in parts per thousand by weight: the salinity of the water is high [count noun]: low salinities occur in the Baltic...
- There's been a quiet revolution in the science supporting salinity which perhaps hasn't been widely enough appreciated yet.
- We have blue-green algae outbreaks, we have dryland salinity, we have erosion and soil acidification.
- We have the issue of salinity, which is particularly Australian.
