palaeosalinity

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English

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Etymology

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palaeo- +‎ salinity

Noun

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palaeosalinity (countable and uncountable, plural palaeosalinities)

  1. (countable) The salinity of the seas in the geologic past
  2. (uncountable) The study of these salinities