salt water
Tears, chemically speaking
Salt water is water with a high concentration of dissolved salt, especially seawater.
The ocean is salt water, as opposed to the fresh water of lakes and rivers.
Salt water appears in contexts of marine life, ocean swimming, and tears: The cut stung in the salt water.
As an adjective, it modifies nouns: saltwater fish, saltwater taffy.
Water saturated with sodium
- tideOcean's cyclical swell
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- coralMarine skeletal formation
reef · kelp · algae · plankton · estuary · mangrove · abyssal · pelagic
Ability to stay afloat
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- ArchimedesGreek polymath, physicist
- swimmingLocomotion through water
floating · sinking · ballast · submarine · diving · snorkeling · Dead Sea · lifejacket
NaCl compound
- gargleWash throat with liquid
- nasal rinseSinus cleaning with saltwater
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- wound careTreatment of bodily injuries
contact lens solution · isotonic · hypertonic · electrolytes · dehydration · rehydration · neti pot
brine
Water saturated with sodium
coral · reef · kelp · algae · plankton · estuary · mangrove · abyssal · pelagic · brackish
flotation
Ability to stay afloat
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- ArchimedesGreek polymath, physicist
swimming · floating · sinking · ballast · submarine · diving · snorkeling · Dead Sea · lifejacket · hydrostatics
sodium chloride
NaCl compound
- gargleWash throat with liquid
- nasal rinseSinus cleaning with saltwater
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
wound care · contact lens solution · isotonic · hypertonic · electrolytes · dehydration · rehydration · neti pot
dolphin
Echolocating marine mammal
anchovy · mackerel · jellyfish · sea turtle · seashell · starfish · octopus · crab · lobster · seahorse
curing
Restoring health or preserving
- picklingAcid preservation process
- briningSaltwater soaking for meat
- corned beefBrined, cured brisket
gravlax · bacalao · jerky · ham · anchovies · capers · olives · sauerkraut · kimchi · fish sauce
- liquidsmilk, oil, blood, juice, wine
- Passover Sederseder, seder plate, seder meal, matzah, matzo
- estuary.tidal flat, mud flat, mangrove, delta, river mouth
- Passover foodsmatzah, matzo, charoset, haroset, bitter herbs
- saline productsIV drip, IV bag, brine, wound wash
- saltwater environmentsestuaries, mangroves, tidal flats, lagoons, coastal lagoons
salt waterfresh water
Nonsaline H2O
freshwater · drinking water · potable water · pure water · distilled water
salt waterfreshwater
Non-saline aquatic environment
fresh water · river water · lake water · pond water · groundwater