brackishness
Slightly salty quality
Brackishness is the quality of being brackish—slightly salty, as water where rivers meet the sea.
The term appears in discussions of estuaries, coastal wells, and aquifers.
Figuratively, brackishness can describe anything with a tainted or unpleasant quality: There was a brackishness to his humor that put people off.
Tidal mixing zone
- lagoonSheltered coastal shallows
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
- salt marshCoastal wetland with halophytes
- tidal marshCoastal wetland flooded cyclically
bayou · delta · rivermouth · wetland · swamp · fen · mudflat · reedbed
Water saturated with sodium
- salineSalt-water solution
- conductivityAbility to carry current
- haloclineSharp saltiness change layer
- salt concentrationDissolved sodium per volume
Strongly of salt
- saltyTasting of brine
- mineralNaturally formed crystalline solid
- tangySharp and lively-tasting
- alkalineHaving high pH
astringent · oceanic · acquired taste · distinctive · pungent
Migrating upstream to breed
- killifishSmall ornamental aquarium fish
- mulletDual-length haircut
- blue crabSwimming crab, Atlantic coast
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
shrimp · cordgrass · sea lavender · glasswort · biodiversity · spawning ground · migratory · osmoregulation
estuary
Tidal mixing zone
- lagoonSheltered coastal shallows
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
- salt marshCoastal wetland with halophytes
tidal marsh · bayou · delta · rivermouth · wetland · swamp · fen · mudflat · reedbed · slough
brine
Water saturated with sodium
- salineSalt-water solution
- conductivityAbility to carry current
- haloclineSharp saltiness change layer
salt concentration · electrolytes · mineral content · sodium chloride · osmotic
briny
Strongly of salt
alkaline · astringent · oceanic · acquired taste · distinctive · pungent
anadromous
Migrating upstream to breed
- killifishSmall ornamental aquarium fish
- mulletDual-length haircut
- blue crabSwimming crab, Atlantic coast
oyster · shrimp · cordgrass · sea lavender · glasswort · biodiversity · spawning ground · migratory · osmoregulation