salt concentration
Sodium chloride density
Salt concentration is the amount of salt dissolved in a liquid, typically water, relative to the total volume.
The term appears in contexts from biology to cooking: The salt concentration in seawater is about 3.5 percent.
Cells depend on proper salt concentration to function; too high or low disrupts osmosis.
In food preparation, brines require specific salt concentrations for curing or pickling.
- molaritySolute amount per volume
- desalinationExtracting salt from seawater
- osmoregulationMaintaining internal solute balance
- brine shrimpTiny saline-water crustacean
- pickle brineAcidic preservation solution
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Containing no sodium chloride
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Non-saline aquatic environment
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