Etymology

isohalsine

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Today it means: An isohaline. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἅλς
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἅλς“salt”
  2. English todayisohalsine

From iso- + Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, “salt”) + -ine.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἅλς all →

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