1. having an extremely high concentration of salt, typically higher than that of seawater
Usage: scientific; environmental

Examples

• The hypersaline lake was so salty that swimmers could easily float on its surface.
• Scientists studied the unique bacteria that thrive in hypersaline environments.
• The Dead Sea is a famous example of a hypersaline body of water.
• Hypersaline conditions make it difficult for most marine life to survive.
• The salt flats were formed by the evaporation of hypersaline water.
• Researchers collected samples from the hypersaline pond to study extremophile organisms.