Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of washing with or soaking in salt liquor.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun R. & Obs. The act of washing with salt water.
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- noun A treatment with a
salt solution . - noun The increase of
salt content insoil .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Furthermore, the use of poor quality underground water for irri - gation is expected to cause long term salination of lands and will severely affect crop yields within 5-12 years, depending on the drainage capacity of such lands.
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"The use of poor quality underground water for irrigation is expected to cause long-term salination of lands and will severely affect crop yields within five to 12 years, depending on the drainage capacity of such lands.
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I believe I told you I had dropsy severely and had to undergo an extreme salination which so unhinged the frame I have never been well since.
Letter 367 2009
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The Hailaer River known downstream as Ergun in Chinese and Argun in Russian is being diverted to replenish the parched Dalai Lake and ease the problems of salination and eutrophication in Inner Mongolia.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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The Hailaer River known downstream as Ergun in Chinese and Argun in Russian is being diverted to replenish the parched Dalai Lake and ease the problems of salination and eutrophication in Inner Mongolia.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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The Hailaer River known downstream as Ergun in Chinese and Argun in Russian is being diverted to replenish the parched Dalai Lake and ease the problems of salination and eutrophication in Inner Mongolia.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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A total of 12,838 ha was given over to forestry (replacement of native species with hybrid poplars and cypresses), but here again production was less than expected due to the salination of groundwater.
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Egypt's major environmental issues include: agricultural land being lost to urbanization and windblown sands; increasing soil salination below Aswan High Dam; desertification; oil pollution threatening coral reefs, beaches, and marine habitats; other water pollution from agricultural pesticides, raw sewage, and industrial effluents; limited natural fresh water resources away from the Nile, which is the only perennial water source; and, rapid growth in population overstraining the Nile and natural resources.
Egypt 2009
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Environmentcurrent issues: air pollution, especially in urban areas, from vehicle emissions, refinery operations, and industrial effluents; deforestation; overgrazing; desertification; oil pollution in the Persian Gulf; wetland losses from drought; soil degradation (salination); inadequate supplies of potable water; water pollution from raw sewage and industrial waste; urbanization
Iran 2008
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Environmentcurrent issues: agricultural land being lost to urbanization and windblown sands; increasing soil salination below Aswan High Dam; desertification; oil pollution threatening coral reefs, beaches, and marine habitats; other water pollution from agricultural pesticides, raw sewage, and industrial effluents; very limited natural fresh water resources away from the Nile, which is the only perennial water source; rapid growth in population overstraining the Nile and natural resources
Egypt 2008
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