salinize
Make it briny
To salinize is to make salty, typically by adding or introducing salt to soil or water.
The term appears most often in environmental and agricultural contexts, where salinization degrades farmland: Irrigation without proper drainage salinized the fields over decades.
The process can occur naturally or through human activity.
Salty ocean fluid
- marineRelating to the sea
- brineWater saturated with sodium
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- tidalOf sea rhythms
brackish · mangrove · saltmarsh · halocline · coastal · lagoon · bay · hypersaline
Water saturated with sodium
- sodiumEleventh element, highly reactive
- chlorideNegatively charged halogen atom
- electrolysisCurrent-induced ionic separation
- ion-exchangeCharged particle substitution process
precipitate · potassium · magnesium · calcium · sulfate · crystallization · solubility · saturation
Artificial water supply for agriculture
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- waterloggingSoil oversaturated with moisture
- drainageLiquid removal system
cropland · arid · leaching · freshwater · contamination · alkalinization · fertility · farmland
Restoring health or preserving
- briningSaltwater soaking for meat
- picklingAcid preservation process
- jerkyCured meat snack
- mummificationPreserving bodies after death
desiccation · drying · smoking · salting · corned · gravlax · bacalao · ham
Concerning membrane diffusion
- hypertonicHigher solute than reference
- isotonicEqual solute concentration
- hypotonicLower osmotic pressure
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
seawater
Salty ocean fluid
tidal · brackish · mangrove · saltmarsh · halocline · coastal · lagoon · bay · hypersaline · oceanography
brine
Water saturated with sodium
- sodiumEleventh element, highly reactive
- chlorideNegatively charged halogen atom
- electrolysisCurrent-induced ionic separation
ion-exchange · precipitate · potassium · magnesium · calcium · sulfate · crystallization · solubility · saturation · concentration
irrigation
Artificial water supply for agriculture
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- waterloggingSoil oversaturated with moisture
drainage · cropland · arid · leaching · freshwater · contamination · alkalinization · fertility · farmland · runoff
curing
Restoring health or preserving
mummification · desiccation · drying · smoking · salting · corned · gravlax · bacalao · ham · sauerkraut
osmotic
Concerning membrane diffusion
- hypertonicHigher solute than reference
- isotonicEqual solute concentration
- hypotonicLower osmotic pressure
salinizedesalinate
Remove sodium from water
desalinize · freshen · purify · flush · dilute