the amount of chlorine present in water, esp sea-water
a standard seawater of known chlorinity
chlorinity in American English
(klɔˈrɪnɪti, klou-)
noun
the quality, state, or degree of being chlorinous
Word origin
[1930–35; chlorine + -ity]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: DNA, acoustic phonetics, hypercorrection, saddle stitch, uncertainty principle-ity is a suffix used to form abstract nouns expressing state or condition. Other wordsthat use the affix -ity include: Latinity, civility, jollity
Examples of 'chlorinity' in a sentence
chlorinity
The ion content and their chlorinity ratios indicate interesting temporal and spatial fluctuations.
Ramzy B. Nessim, Hermine R.Z. Tadros, Amaal E.A. Abou Taleb, Madelyn N. Moawad 2015, 'Chemistry of the Egyptian Mediterranean coastal waters', Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Researchhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687428515000114. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Tempetature, chlorinity and dissolved oxygen were recorded every two months during the study period.
Andrés Reséndez Medina 1980, 'Hidrología de un sistema de lagunas costeras del sur del Golfo de México, en un periodocomprendido entre 1977/1978', Brazilian Journal of Oceanographyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87591980000200067. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)