saltness

Definition of saltnessnext
as in salinity
the quality or state of being salty the excessive saltness of the soup made it inedible

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salinity
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  • Fascinatingly, this strategy is strikingly similar to those of sharks and rays, which also retain their urea to account for the salinity of seawater.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Similar to his trip to the Arctic, he was set to swab and syringe anything that looked promising, secure the findings in test tubes and collect as much information as possible — salinity, pressure, temperature — about where samples were found.
    Kelsey Brown, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Saltness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saltness. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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