Definition of seawater Seawater

/siˈwɑˌtɚ/ - [seewater] -

We found 4 definitions of seawater from 4 different sources.

What does seawater mean?

Noun Plural: seawaters
seawater - water containing salts; "the water in the ocean is all saltwater"
		saltwater, brine
		fresh water, freshwater water that is not salty
		atomic number 35, bromine, br a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water
		atomic number 53, iodin, iodine, i a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)
		atomic number 19, potassium, k a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite
		atomic number 11, na, sodium a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
		sodium chloride, common salt a white crystalline solid consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl)
		calcium chloride a deliquescent salt; used in de-icing and as a drying agent
		h2o, water a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"
		red tide seawater that is discolored by large numbers of certain dinoflagellates that produce saxitoxin