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hyposaline

hyposaline adjective: having an abnormally low salinity.

Adjective

hyposaline (comparative more hyposaline, superlative most hyposaline)

  1. Having an abnormally low salinity.

Forms of hyposaline

comparativemore hyposaline
superlativemost hyposaline

Origin of hyposaline

From hypo- + saline.

Questions about hyposaline

What does hyposaline mean?
Hyposaline means having an abnormally low salinity.
What part of speech is hyposaline?
Hyposaline is an adjective.

Words near hyposaline in the dictionary

  1. hyporheic
  2. hyporhithral
  3. hypos
  4. hyposalaemia
  5. hyposalazinic acid
  6. hyposaline
  7. hyposalinity
  8. hyposalivation
  9. hyposarca
  10. hyposcenium
  11. hyposecretion

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