halio-, hali-, halo-, hal-

Referring to organisms which are intolerant of saline habitats: Some bacteria that are halophobic can only survive in freshwater environments and soils having less than 3% salinity.

A plant utilizing saline ground water: Jane went to the library to find out about halophreatophytes, or vegetation requiring salty soil, for her term paper in biology.

Vegetation that flourishes in a saline environment: A halophyte is a plant that tolerates or thrives in an alkaline soil rich in sodium and calcium salts.

1. Pertaining to the development of plants growing naturally in salty soil: Susan found out in her biology book that halophytic regions were necessary for salt-loving plants to grow and survive.
2. Referring to the characteristic of a vegetation thriving in salty conditions: Some halophytic plants grow in the areas of the alluvial saline plains.

A plant or animal organism that floats or swims lazily in water: A haloplankton spends its whole life-cycle as a microscopic creature, drifting aimlessly around in a lake or sea.

An ecological succession commencing in a saline habitat: A halosere arises when a large mass of silt is deposited by the ebbing tides and by rivers flowing in.

Saltwater areas as a whole: Sally had to write her term paper on the topic of halospheres, particularly about the marine environment of the Pacific Ocean.

The branch of chemistry that deals with salts: Halotechny deals with the extraction, preparation, and utilisation of salt and additional saline substances.

Descriptive of an organism that endures a saline or a high salty environment: Halotolerant species usually exist in regions like hypersaline lakes, saline deserts, salt marshes, and coastal dunes.

A salty white Greek cheese: Haloumi, or halloumi, has a tough rubbery texture that is made from sheep's and goat's milk, and is eaten hot after being grilled or fried until a crust has formed on both sides.

Descriptive of organisms that inhabit fresh water, sea water, and brackish water: Such holeuryhaline species can start populations or communities in oceans, in fresh lakes, or in briny lagoons.

Characterizing waters with a salinity greater than 40 parts per thousand of dissolved salts; hypersaline: Certain organisms can thrive in hyperhaline lakes which have a high salinity level.

Pertaining to slightly salty water: Mesohaline water is moderately brackish and has a salinity between three and ten parts per thousand, or sea water that has a salinity between 30 and 34 parts per thousand.

A reference to estuarine waters: The water in the wide mouth of a river that flows into the sea that contains more than 30 parts per thousand of dissolved salts, but less than the concentration of the adjacent sea, is termed mixoeuhaline water.

A reference to any body of brackish water: Mixohaline water contains anywhere from 0.5 to 30 parts per thousand of dissolved salts.