Meanings
adjectivesubsalt (not comparable)
- not comparableLying beneath a layer of salt.
The subsalt basin that contains Tupi, the new deepwater field estimated to hold the equivalent of five billion to eight billion barrels of light crude oil, is creating a buzz among the world’s largest oil companies.
2008 January 11, Alexei Barrionuevo, “Hot Prospect for Oil’s Big League”, in New York Times
Origin
Translations
Irish foshalann
- foshalanna basic salt
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APA
subsalt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsalt
MLA
“subsalt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsalt. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subsalt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsalt.
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