seawater
IPA: sˈiwɑtɝ
noun
- The saltwater of a sea or ocean.
adjective
- (not comparable) Consisting of seawater.
- (not comparable) Associated in some way with seawater, or intended for dealing with seawater.
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Examples of "seawater" in Sentences
- Some people use seawater as a form of therapy.
- Cooling seawater enters from the tube on the left.
- At high tide seawater covers the majority of the Island.
- The seawater intakes are located in the hull of the ship.
- Mariculture is the culture of marine organisms in seawater.
- It has diversified into petrochemistry and the desalination of seawater.
- Corrosion rates depend on the depth of submersion and seawater conditions.
- This composition is chiefly the result of the ionic composition of seawater.
- The purification of surface water is a basis for the desalination of seawater.
- To regain the water, they drink large amounts of seawater and excrete the salt.
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