noun
- plural of hypersalinity; conditions or states of having an unusually high concentration of salt in water or a solution
Usage: technical; scientific; typically used in oceanography, limnology, and environmental science
Examples
- The hypersalinities of the Dead Sea make it impossible for most aquatic life to survive.
- Researchers measured the hypersalinities in different sections of the lagoon.
- Climate change and evaporation have increased hypersalinities in several coastal regions.
- The hypersalinities in salt lakes can exceed those of ocean water by several times.
- Scientists study hypersalinities to understand how organisms adapt to extreme environments.