hypersaline

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adjective

Having an abnormally high salinity

Similar
hyperhalinesupersaline
OriginEnglish saline ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-) ← Proto-Hellenic *hupér →
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Meanings

adjectivehypersaline (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving an abnormally high salinity

    Synonyms: hyperhaline, supersaline

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving an abnormally high salinity

Similar
hyperhalinesupersaline
Also see
hyperhalinesupersaline

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Englishsaline
  8. Englishhypersaline

From hyper- + saline.

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Translations

French hypersalin
  • hypersalinhaving an abnormally high salinity
Indonesian hipersalin
  • hipersalinhaving an abnormally high salinity
Portuguese hipersalino
  • hipersalinohaving an abnormally high salinity
Russian гиперсолёный
  • гиперсолёный (gipersoljónyj)having an abnormally high salinity
Spanish hipersalino
  • hipersalinohaving an abnormally high salinity
Ukrainian гіперсоло́ний
  • гіперсоло́ний (hipersolónyj)having an abnormally high salinity
Cite this entry
APA

hypersaline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypersaline

MLA

“hypersaline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypersaline. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypersaline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypersaline.

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