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Definition of Seawater
1. Noun. Water containing salts. "The water in the ocean is all saltwater"
Terms within: Atomic Number 35, Br, Bromine, Atomic Number 53, I, Iodin, Iodine, Atomic Number 19, K, Potassium, Atomic Number 11, Na, Sodium, Common Salt, Sodium Chloride, Calcium Chloride, Evaporite
Generic synonyms: H2o, Water
Specialized synonyms: Red Tide
Derivative terms: Brine, Briny
Antonyms: Fresh Water
Definition of Seawater
1. Noun. The saltwater of a sea or ocean. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Seawater
1. water from the sea [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Seawater
Literary usage of Seawater
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Permafrost: Second International Conference, July 13-28, 1973 : USSR by Frederick J. Sanger, Peter J. Hyde (1978)
"... the data available in the literature for fresh ice containing insignificant
mixtures of mineral salts. Sea ice made from seawater with a salinity of ..."
2. Managing Water for Peace in the Middle East; Alternative Strategies by Masahiro Murakami (1995)
"3.4 Experimental seawater reverse-osmosis desalination 3.4.1 Background As has
been indicated, Kuwait has been producing fresh water by distilling seawater ..."
3. Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International Conference by Building Research Advisory Board Staff (1973)
"... by sea- water of all fresh and brackish water near the mouth of the river and
the penetration of seawater upstream as far as 58 km (Figure 2). ..."
4. The American Journal of Science, & C (1818)
"Experiments made in France upon the Use of Distilled seawater for domestic
purposes, and its Effects on the Constitution, when taken as a Beverage. ..."
5. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of Change (1994)
"The best general preservative is a solution of 3 to 4 percent formalin in seawater
buffered with 3 to 4 tablespoons of borax per gallon. ..."
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