salinized
Became too salty
Salinized describes soil or water that has accumulated excessive salt, typically through irrigation, evaporation, or seawater intrusion.
Agricultural land becomes salinized when irrigation water evaporates and leaves dissolved salts behind: Salinized fields can no longer support crops.
The process degrades farmland worldwide.
Artificial water supply for agriculture
- leachingDissolving out by liquid
- desertificationLand becoming barren, infertile
- infertileUnable to produce offspring
- barrenUnable to produce
arid · reclamation · overcultivation · osmosis · alkaline · waterlogging · fallow · cropland
Mildly salty water
- seawaterSalty ocean fluid
- saltwaterOcean water, chemically speaking
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- hypersalineExcessively high salt concentration
desalination · saltmarsh · tidal · lagoon · aquifer · groundwater · evaporation · sodium
Complete removal of moisture
- evaporationLiquid turning to gas
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- aridityAbsence of moisture
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
shriveled · wilted · scorched · crystallization · residue · precipitate · concentrated
irrigation
Artificial water supply for agriculture
- leachingDissolving out by liquid
- desertificationLand becoming barren, infertile
- infertileUnable to produce offspring
barren · arid · reclamation · overcultivation · osmosis · alkaline · waterlogging · fallow · cropland
brackish
Mildly salty water
hypersaline · desalination · saltmarsh · tidal · lagoon · aquifer · groundwater · evaporation · sodium · chloride
desiccation
Complete removal of moisture
- evaporationLiquid turning to gas
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- aridityAbsence of moisture
parched · shriveled · wilted · scorched · crystallization · residue · precipitate · concentrated
brined
Treated with salt solution
corned · gravlax · anchovies · lox · kippers · capers · sauerkraut · olives · feta · preserved
salinizeddesalinated
Had salt extracted
desalinized · freshwater · freshened · salt-free · desalted
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