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saline

noun

  1. a solution of salt and water
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adjective

  1. containing salt
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈseɪ.laɪn/ / /ˈseɪ.lin/ / /ˈsæɪ.lɑɪn/

adj

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

  1. Containing salt; salty.
  2. Resembling salt.

    a saline taste

name

  1. A number of places in the United States:
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  5. A number of places in the United States:
  6. A village in the west of Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0292).

noun

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

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