saline

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈseɪ.laɪn//
Canada//ˈseɪ.lin//
Australia//ˈsæɪ.lɑɪn//
New Zealand//ˈsæɪ.laɪn//

Containing salt; salty.

adjective

1
Containing salt; salty.
2
Resembling salt.
a saline taste

Etymology

PIE word *sḗh₂l From Middle English salyne, from Medieval Latin salīna and Middle French salin, from Latin sal (“salt”).

noun

1
Water containing dissolved salt.
2
A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.

Forms

plural: salines
comparative: more saline
superlative: most saline

Sales · A surname from Catalan.salesman · A man whose job it is to sell things, either in a shop /…Salim · A surname.

saline · Containing salt; salty.

Saline · A number of places in the United States: A village in…saliva · A clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by…sally · A willow.

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