palaeosalinity

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English

Etymology

From palaeo- +‎ salinity.

Noun

palaeosalinity (countable and uncountable, plural palaeosalinities)

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