chlorinity

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What does chlorinity mean?

A quantitative measure of the amount of chlorine and other halides in water, especially in seawater

Where does chlorinity come from?

Etymology tree Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English chlorine Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English chlorinity From chlorine + -ity.

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