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Brackish

Saltish, or salt in a moderate degree, as water in saline soil.

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Salty 84% connected

Somewhat salt; saltish.

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Salty 84% connected

Somewhat salt; saltish.

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Brackishness 74% connected

The quality or state of being brackish, or somewhat salt.

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Brackishness 74% connected

The quality or state of being brackish, or somewhat salt.

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Briny 92% connected

Of or pertaining to brine, or to the sea; partaking of the nature of brine; salt; as, a briny taste; the briny flood.

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Adarce noun · 78% connection

A saltish concretion on reeds and grass in marshy grounds in Galatia. It is soft and porous, and was formerly used for cleansing the s…

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Atomic number 11 noun · 78% connection

a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); bur…

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Bay salt unknown · 78% connection

Salt which has been obtained from sea water, by evaporation in shallow pits or basins, by the heat of the sun; the large crystalline s…

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Brine noun · 78% connection

Water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; pickle; hence, any strong saline solution; also, the saline residue or strong mothe…

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Brinish adjective · 78% connection

Like brine; somewhat salt; saltish.

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Bromine noun · 78% connection

One of the elements, related in its chemical qualities to chlorine and iodine. Atomic weight 79.8. Symbol Br. It is a deep reddish bro…

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Clayey adjective · 78% connection

(used of soil) compact and fine-grained; "the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated"

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Cloggy adjective · 78% connection

(used of soil) compact and fine-grained; "the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated"

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Cool verb · 78% connection

To moderate the heat or excitement of; to allay, as passion of any kind; to calm; to moderate.

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Coolness noun · 78% connection

The state of being cool; a moderate degree of cold; a moderate degree, or a want, of passion; want of ardor, zeal, or affection; calmn…

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Corn verb · 78% connection

To preserve and season with salt in grains; to sprinkle with salt; to cure by salting; now, specifically, to salt slightly in brine or…

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Earth noun · 78% connection

The softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock; soil of all kinds, includin…

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Emser salt noun · 78% connection

salt produced from the mineral water of Bad Ems, used as a medicine for diseases of the upper respiratory tract.; "Gargling with Emser…

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Fresh-water adjective · 78% connection

Of, pertaining to, or living in, water not salt; as, fresh-water geological deposits; a fresh-water fish; fresh-water mussels.

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Freshen verb · 78% connection

To make fresh; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients; to make less salt; as, to freshen water, fish, or flesh.

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Globulin noun · 78% connection

An albuminous body, insoluble in water, but soluble in dilute solutions of salt. It is present in the red blood corpuscles united with…

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Heavy adjective · 78% connection

(used of soil) compact and fine-grained; "the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated"

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Moderate adjective · 78% connection

Limited in quantity; sparing; temperate; frugal; as, moderate in eating or drinking; a moderate table.

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