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palaeosalinity

palaeosalinity noun: the salinity of the seas in the geologic past.

Noun

palaeosalinity (countable and uncountable, plural palaeosalinities)

  1. (countable) The salinity of the seas in the geologic past
  2. (uncountable) The study of these salinities

Forms of palaeosalinity

pluralpalaeosalinities

Origin of palaeosalinity

From palaeo- + salinity.

Questions about palaeosalinity

What does palaeosalinity mean?
Palaeosalinity means the salinity of the seas in the geologic past.
What part of speech is palaeosalinity?
Palaeosalinity is a noun.
What is the plural of palaeosalinity?
The plural of palaeosalinity is palaeosalinities.

Words near palaeosalinity in the dictionary

  1. palaeornithologist
  2. palaeornithologists
  3. palaeoryctid
  4. palaeoryctids
  5. palaeosalinities
  6. palaeosalinity
  7. palaeosaur
  8. palaeosaurs
  9. palaeoscenario
  10. palaeoscenarios
  11. palaeoscience

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