hypersaline
adjective
hy·per·sa·line
ˌhī-pər-ˈsā-ˌlēn
-ˌlīn
variants
or less commonly hyper-saline
: highly saline
… they dwell in one of the world's harshest habitats—shallow hypersaline lakes. Few creatures can tolerate the unusual environments of these saline deserts.—Stephen Jay Gould
Sugar production is blamed for diverting freshwater flow through the Everglades and dumping excess nutrients. As a result, water flowing from the Everglades into Florida Bay and ultimately into the Keys, is hypersaline and prone to algal blooms.—Rodale's Scuba Diving
hypersalinity
ˌhī-pər-sā-ˈli-nə-tē
noun
-sə-
or less commonly hyper-salinity
Fresh water flowing into the sea is trapped; with no outflow, the only way out is up. High evaporation rates in this hot, arid zone result in extreme hypersalinity.
—Batsheva Sobelman
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