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palaeosalinity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
palaeosalin-i-ty
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The salinity of the seas in the geologic past

Countable

noun

The study of these salinities

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- English salinity English palaeosalinity From palaeo- + salinity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

palaeosalinities (plural)

Questions

What does palaeosalinity mean?
The salinity of the seas in the geologic past
Where does palaeosalinity come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- English salinity English palaeosalinity From palaeo- + salinity.

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