Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypersaline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-saline
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an abnormally high salinity

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English saline English hypersaline From hyper- + saline.

Derived Forms

nonhypersaline

Synonyms

hyperhaline supersaline

Questions

What does hypersaline mean?: Having an abnormally high salinity
Where does hypersaline come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English saline English hypersaline From hyper- + saline.

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