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stenohaline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
steno-ha-line
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tolerant of only a narrow range of saltwater concentrations. Used of aquatic organisms

Etymology

From steno- + haline.

Inflected Forms

more stenohaline (comparative) most stenohaline (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

euryhaline

Questions

What does stenohaline mean?
Tolerant of only a narrow range of saltwater concentrations. Used of aquatic organisms
Where does stenohaline come from?
From steno- + haline.

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