salinity

English Thesaurus

1. the relative proportion of salt in a solution (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	saltiness,
definition	:	the property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution) (noun.attribute)

2. the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation,
definition	:	the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus (noun.cognition)

3. the relative proportion of salt in a solution (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	brackish, briny,
definition	:	slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water) (adj.all)

derivation	:	saline,
definition	:	containing salt (adj.all)

4. the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	salt,
definition	:	preserve with salt (verb.change)

derivation	:	salt,
definition	:	add salt to (verb.perception)

derivation	:	salty,
definition	:	one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water (adj.all)

5. the relative proportion of salt in a solution (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	brackish, briny,
definition	:	slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water) (adj.all)

derivation	:	saline,
definition	:	containing salt (adj.all)

6. the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	salt,
definition	:	preserve with salt (verb.change)

derivation	:	salt,
definition	:	add salt to (verb.perception)

derivation	:	salty,
definition	:	one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water (adj.all)